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All items tagged Iraqi nationalismGlobal Must Read ArticlesNovember 27, 2008 | Victory in Iraq but Not for NeoconservativesIraq’s deal with the US to end the occupation means the complete defeat of the neoconservative plan to turn Iraq into a pro-western ally. ++ Iraqis no longer see the US as the lesser threat to al-Qaeda and subsequently want US troops out. ++ “The deal gives Iraq’s national resistance almost everything it fought for” like veto over military actions and jurisdiction over troops who ... MoreSeptember 1, 2008 | Sectarianism Still Endangers Iraqi National UnityIt is sectarianism, not religion, which threatens national unity. ++ The US repeated in Iraqthe mistake that the French made in Lebanon: they imposed a system that highlights sectarian differences, turning Iraq into a “fragile federation of ethnic-sectarian entities.” ++ Under these conditions, political development and the establishment of neutral national bodies, such as the police or ... MoreJune 18, 2008 | Another Bad Deal for BaghdadThe parallels between the arrangement sought by Bush with the Iraq/US deal, and the defective British Iraq settlement in the 1930s, are striking. ++ The July 31st accord would free Iraq of UN sanctions and provide it with American economic and military aid. ++ 80 years ago, after Britain granted Iraq’s independence, it failed to maintain order and a wave of radical nationalist uprisings - “a ... MoreCommentsJuly 4, 2007 | Hi David, I’m gonna have to agree... |
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