Letters to the Editor
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Let's not kid ourselves
There's no diplomacy that's going to save this situation. It doesn't matter what our tastes or aptitudes are. MLK, RFK, JFK, Clinton, and Carter combined couldn't pull it off. It's a blood feud, and it's going to run its course, possibly into genocide. We're not ruthless or devious enough to stop genocide, we're just an iron club.
Secret police, public executions, and a whole lot of undemocratic tactics that have worked since the beginning of time could subdue the populace. That's what Saddam did.
But to make a democracy in a unified Iraq? Any fool could have told you that it would take decades, if it was even possible. The only hope we have of preventing Iraq from becoming an ocean of blood is partitioning. And that's sort of like saying that the only hope you have that your jello will solidify is if you pee in it, and then pick out all the fruit chunks by hand. Great job Shrub!