WHICH RAISES THE QUESTION...:

Keep Foot On, Or Chaos and "Shiastan" (Leon Krauze, 4/30/07, PostGlobal)

Four years ago, George W. Bush opened Pandora’s Box. And now there is no realistic way to put the lid back on.

For a while now, there have been only two possible outcomes in Iraq: the bad and the worse. Which is the latter and how to avoid it? The worst outcome for Iraq would be a full-scale civil war that ends in the country’s partition. There is little question that, once the American forces leave, the country will become a far bloodier and more lawless battleground than it is now.

Once that happens, I see no reason why Moqtada al-Sadr and other Shiite strongmen would seek any kind of compromise with Sunni leaders in a pluralist government. Outright Shia domination of Iraq should never be allowed.

...of why Mexicans should be allowed to dominate Mexico.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 30, 2007 9:33 AM