It looks like some of the Shiites in the Iraqi parliament are up to their old tricks again in trying to carve out areas of Iraq based upon islamic sect and this time they are looking to separate the Basra area out. The Sunni lawmakers have always fought these ideas due to the fact that the Sunni sections of Iraq basically have no oil while the oil rich areas of the country are in the hands of the Shiites and the Kurds. Here's some of the details from PR-inside:
This is all bullshit, of course. And this is why a hasty retreat by American forces in Iraq would be such a disaster. Let's face it, if these kind of sect carvings of the country were to gain hold, it would lead to real sectarian violence - not the fake sectarian violence that Harry Reid tried to spoon feed us.
Who knows, if this whole idea gains traction, the Iraqis might even adopt Smokin' Joe Biden's plan of dividing the country up into three regions! Wouldn't that be a roadmap for peace.
Two Shiite lawmakers on Saturday called for a referendum on turning the oil-rich province of Basra in southern Iraq into a mini-state.The push signals a renewed effort by Shiites to grant regions self-rule in what would be a federalist system of government.
Sheik Kheir-Allah al-Basri, a Shiite lawmaker from a small secular party, sought to ease such fears on Saturday, arguing that the push for autonomy is not a «secessionist motion.Wail Abdul-Latif, another secular lawmaker from Basra, argued that granting regions more power would give Iraq's political process «more chances for stability.
This is all bullshit, of course. And this is why a hasty retreat by American forces in Iraq would be such a disaster. Let's face it, if these kind of sect carvings of the country were to gain hold, it would lead to real sectarian violence - not the fake sectarian violence that Harry Reid tried to spoon feed us.
Who knows, if this whole idea gains traction, the Iraqis might even adopt Smokin' Joe Biden's plan of dividing the country up into three regions! Wouldn't that be a roadmap for peace.
Iraq: Shiites call for Basra to be mini-state
Wail Abdul-Latif, another secular lawmaker from Basra, argued that granting regions more power would give Iraq's political process «more chances for stability.He added that they have collected some 35,000 signatures from supporters in the region to press the electoral commission to hold a referendum on an autonomous region.The idea of creating a federalist system in Iraq is expected to play a prominent role in the country's provincial
, which are to be held before Jan. 31, and the three largest Shiite parties have used the issue in their fight to win supporters ahead of the vote.The largest bloc _ the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council _ strongly backs the creation of a nine-province autonomous region.Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party and the movement headed by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr both oppose the proposal, arguing it poses a threat to national unity.The region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq already enjoys self-rule.
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Well it appears that there is an agreement now with Iraqi government for us to maintain a presence there for 3 years. One has to wonder when Obama will renege on this deal.
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