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"Either partition it into three countries or go into a loose confederation and have assurances on the sharing of natural resources," Eaton agreed. "I think that is the best we can get out of this deal now."
*We*? The USA? Why in hell are we owed a good deal? Why aren't the Iraqis owed a good deal? They're the people who have suffered other nation's solutions for 100 years. People who built a vibrant, advanced, secular, and potentially wealthy, independent state despite the burden of a cruel dictatorship. Why can't they sort it out?
Well, of course, they can. It just isn't in Washington's interest for them to succeed on their own. And it's the job of the military to sustain that policy, under either party. So, either get a new world-view, generals, or dig in.
