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CIAO DATE: 6/5/2006
Dividing Iraq: Think Long and Hard First
Anthony H. Cordesman
May 2006
Abstract
It is easy to call for dividing Iraq as if that could somehow solve the nation's problems, and allow the US to exit. There are also some lobbyists calling for Kurdish independence or autonomy who see such calls as the road to their success. The US needs to think long and hard before it supports such a policy. Civil war and division may be inevitable, but the results could be anything but pleasant...
