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2007-10-18 Iraq

US buys 'concerned citizens' in Iraq, but at what price?

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-10-18 15:24|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 If a corrupt Iraqi government cannot or doesn't want to provide services to its minorities - well, that's where Uncle Sam comes in. We cut appropriations to the central government and fund the locals directly.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-10-18 18:12|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-10-18 18:12|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the kind of thing that we should have been doing earlier if possible.

Rather than spend all our time and effort setting up a central government quickly, we should have set up local governments and security and gradually work up to a central governmment.

The people trying to run a central government in Iraq have had no aculturation to such things no less actual experience. I think many people, especially Demonrats, have set expectations way too high.

There's no way that Iraq is turning into Switzerland in just a few years.

Lets get some minimally corrupt local institutions working on a real "rule of law" culture and let it percolate up.

Posted by AlanC 2007-10-18 20:18|| 2007-10-18 20:18|| Front Page Top

#3 The only relevant question is "Will they stay bought?".

Posted by gromgoru 2007-10-18 23:34|| 2007-10-18 23:34|| Front Page Top

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