Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan
Unless you're betting on Iraqis liking the idea...in which case, no bet.
That is what I meant: the Shiite government is not going to like it.

They may go along with it in return for American guarantees of protection in case of 'foreign agression or infiltration'. It'll be a tenuous arrangement at best, but let us hope that it will help stabilise the region. Relative peace, stability, growth and diplomacy seem to be the best vehicles for the region's long-term reform.

Yes, I know that sounds as if I am talking out of my rectum. It is just that I wouldn't know a better solution to the problems that are accumulating there.