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Reader comment on item: Let Iraqis run Iraq

Submitted by Boris Frenkel (United States), Oct 19, 2003 at 00:44

...Dr. Pipes! It seems to me it does not go beyond the obvious - the question is not whether or not to hand over power to Iraqis the sooner the better, most people would support it. The real question is - HOW to do it. Just leave Iraq and let another Saddam take power? Or assume that Iraqis will immediately jump in to democracy, prosperity and order? Either would be naive or stupid. It's OK to advocate your idea, Dr. Pipes, but please give us your thoughts on how exactly you envision a transition of power technically? I don't think anybody can give a realistic plan or method at this point, let alone any realistic time estimate. For that reason I support president's statement that we should stay in Iraq as long as necessary, but not a day longer. Yes, it is not specific, but it is as good as we can do.

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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! [5 words]Logan BennettDec 10, 2003 07:12
↔ true [16 words]slycooper542Jan 18, 2007 20:54
Not just the necessary thing but the right thing [126 words]David BarnsdaleNov 7, 2003 06:33
History provides a clue [105 words]Phil BramleyOct 29, 2003 18:26
Good, Fast, Cheap -- Pick any two [205 words]btk2Oct 26, 2003 22:20
hiding the truth, aren't you? [129 words]Yuval brandstetterOct 22, 2003 07:58
unclear [127 words]michael rosenbaumOct 20, 2003 20:49
But there ARE good reasons for being there [151 words]Dughall HallidayOct 20, 2003 05:08
Are Iraqis really capable of running Iraq right now? [212 words]David EOct 20, 2003 02:57
Please elaborate on your comments!
[w/response] [88 words]		SteveOct 20, 2003 00:28
Let Iraqis run Iraq [26 words]Jim HerrinOct 20, 2003 00:06
answer to your suggestion, "Turm Iraq over to Iraqis" [199 words]AnnOct 19, 2003 23:11
Let Iraqis run part of Iraq [128 words]Boris GalinskyOct 19, 2003 17:05
Analysis cannot be universalised [83 words]Praveen BoseOct 19, 2003 12:15
Referendum is the perfect mechanism [453 words]John HadjiskyOct 19, 2003 01:33
⇒ Disappointed by this article [153 words]Boris FrenkelOct 19, 2003 00:44
Give the Iraqis room to run [143 words]GlennOct 19, 2003 00:32
No easy way out [286 words]Daniel TooOct 18, 2003 05:48
Double bind [55 words]john W. mcginleyOct 18, 2003 00:37
re pulling out of Iraq [103 words]phillip baramOct 17, 2003 20:47
The secondary reason is the primary reqson,"Sweet Crude" [166 words]Ken HarrisOct 17, 2003 15:23
US cannot afford to give up fixing Iraq! [207 words]Philip BaltzerOct 17, 2003 14:07
You said it ! [55 words]R.IngalsOct 17, 2003 01:33
Risk of Saddam and/or Loyalists Returning to Power [40 words]Dr. Louis KleinOct 17, 2003 01:28
You are probably right [280 words]Tom PensylOct 17, 2003 00:44
We need to take this a step further - location, location, location [256 words]LlamaOct 17, 2003 00:18
What Happened to You!?! [206 words]AvrahamOct 17, 2003 00:00
Additional points [234 words]Scott McCluskeyOct 16, 2003 23:58
No Democracy in Iraqi Self-Rule [207 words]Mike RamirezOct 16, 2003 23:51
Singing a different tune
[w/response] [71 words]		Steven SternOct 16, 2003 23:46
What about Saddam?
[w/response] [148 words]		Philip J. CherryOct 16, 2003 23:18
I wonder [37 words]ForrestOct 16, 2003 22:49
Can the Iraqis Govern and Protect Themselves in 6 Months? [145 words]James in BoiseOct 16, 2003 21:24
You missed a spot [19 words]John DaviesOct 16, 2003 21:13
Governing Iraq [15 words]JerryOct 16, 2003 20:53
Muslim Opposition to Infidels [327 words]Peter LubinOct 16, 2003 20:25

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