What To Name The New Iraq?

[Al Khalifah]

One issue discussed on Newsnight tonight was that of what to name the new Iraqi state. While I don't see what's wrong with just calling it Iraq, there are clearly those that want to give it a longer and more formal title. The problem is just what to call it.

Main suggestions included:
The Islamic Republic Of Iraq
The Federal Republic Of Iraq
The Republic Of Iraq

Unfortunately, whatever they name it, there are bound to be connotations. Naming it the Islamic Republic of Iraq would give it the same title as Iran and would suggest that the country is run by religious law rather than secular legislation. Federal Republic sounds too Western...

Any thoughts?

[JAG]

United States of Corporate Privatised Iraq.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Something in Arabic I would imagine.

[Azi Tohak]

Iraq: Shining beacon of hope for all the oppressed in the middle east.

Nah..takes too long to say

Azi

[Al Khalifah]

United States of Corporate Privatised Iraq.

Now now, let's give them a chance before we become too cynical.

This wasn't intended as a spam thread. I was thinking more along the line of what would be most appropriate rather than a front-room esque idea toss.

[kiwitt]

"The Republic of IRAQ"

However the more accurate would be "US Oil Reserves of Iraq". :p

[Kaiser of Arabia]

The Democratic Federation of Iraq?

[Byzantine Prince]

If you really think 'The Rock of Gibraltar' constitutes a country they you just pwned yourself, and the funny part is that you don't know that.

[Petrus]

I am not sure there will ever be again an Irak country.

So i would bet on Kurdistan, Iranistan and Syriaistan on the middle or long term.

But on the short or middle term, it will remain a blood bath for irakis so i do not think any name would have a meaning exept if it is Republic of Irak People's Slaughter.

[Al Khalifah]

What was the region's name before the British named it IRAQ?

It is formed from three Ottoman regions: Mosul, Baghdad and Basra

If you want to go back really far it would be Sumer, Akkad, Assyria or Babylonia. Or Chaldea or Persia.

A little more recently Baghdad was the capital of The Abbasid Caliphate. It then became a part of the Ottoman Empire.

It was given the name "State of Iraq" by the League of Nations.

[rasoforos]

Haliburtonistan

[Dâriûsh]

Black Powder Barrel or Yugoslavia II

Or why not simply dissolve the country?

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Black Powder Barrel or Yugoslavia II

Or why not simply dissolve the country?

Give it to The Republic of China (aka TAIWAN) so they have somewhere to run to when China invades.

[Steppe Merc]

Wow, that constitution is messed up. Um, who made that? Why did we bother invading and making a new gov if it is just going to be another corrupt, oppressive government?
Thanks for posting that Sharrukin, that was indeed wierd.

[Ronin]

Wow, that constitution is messed up. Um, who made that? Why did we bother invading and making a new gov if it is just going to be another corrupt, oppressive government?
Thanks for posting that Sharrukin, that was indeed wierd.

because now it´s our(US-coalition) corrupt oppressive government.....that makes it superior to their original corrupt oppressive government.


i hope that cleared any doubts.