Saturday, January 20, 2007

The political problem in Iraq more troops won’t address

The political problem in Iraq more troops won’t address

Watch Iraqi MP Mish’an Al-Jabouri and Iraqi journalist Sadeq Al-Musawi debating on Al-Jazeera on January 2nd over the execution of Saddam Hussein. (I came across this via James Fallows). One is Sunni and the other Shiite – both prominent in their respective communities.

Listen to them and then consider the Bush administration’s proposal for a surge in troops. Isn’t this an attempt to impose a military solution on a political problem? If this political problem is not addressed quickly then there is no limit to the number of American troops needed to quell the violence.

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