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After the break, Keith Olbermann announced the questions would now be coming from workers across the country.
Olbermann read a question from a worker from Iowa who wants to know what to do about Iraq after U.S. troops leave the country. The worker was concerned about al Qaeda coming into the country without our presence there.
Many of the candidates talked about how withdrawing troops from Iraq would help us focus more on al Qaeda around the world.
Sen. Chris Dodd said we need a “robust” effort on diplomacy. “We shouldn’t be selling arms to Saudi Arabia while they’re refusing to help us in Iraq,” Dodd said.
“As president, I’d draw 40 to 50 thousands troops out today,” former Sen. John Edwards said. He promised to work to push for “political reconciliation” and “serious, intense” diplomatic discussions with countries like Iran. Edwards added that we have to be prepared if things don’t go well and genocide breaks out. “I will plan and prepare for all those possibilities,” he said.
Olbermann remarked that the candidates were singling out Sen. Barack Obama for his statements this week in which he asserted he would use military force if necessary against al-Qaeda in Pakistan even without Pakistan’s consent. Obama responded that he was being attacked for providing a solution to a problem several of the other candidates had voted to create, that is, the war in Iraq and expanded terrorism.
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If the Intentions were to say are Honorable, regardless of the ‘Shock and Awe’ preemptive invasion, with the notion of liberating the Iraq people, would the intentions be demonstrated in giving Iraq truly to the Iraqi People.
The Iraqi people, are actually 3 separate nations of peoples known as the Kurds, Shiites, and Sunni’s; where under Saddam Hussein, two of the three suffered the most.
To give Iraq back to its people, the most sincere way would be to put as a referendum, the option for the Iraq People to divide Iraq equally into 3 Separate nations.
This can be accomplished in a viable way that provides each separate nation their own Solvency. This is summarized as follows:
1- Sovereign Nations of Iraq - Split the land for three separate nations
By dividing the land, each of the peoples in Iraq have their sense of Sovereignty, and therefore the since of their own dignity. This is no matter which of the 3. In having a country with their own borders, no matter how they manage their government, democratic or otherwise, it should be considered their own government, regime, or how ever they choose to manage it. If they are fool hardy, and not viewing their relationship to the World over all, then they have isolated themselves. As Water eventually seeks its own level, their particular means of governing themselves, if to survive and grow will evolve at their own pace.
In terms of the United States of America, for future reference, that can only thank the United States for giving them their own space, and are less likely to view the USA with as much animosity that they currently have.
Most importantly, no Muslim Nation can Fault the USA for doing this, and those that were going to join a cause to ‘Fight the Infidels’ would have second thoughts behind the desire for doing so, while the “Jihad’ in the current insurgents would be in question for which purpose it really served them personally.
Terrorism as we know it know, and its intensity as a fire world wide could become eventually extinguished with out the ongoing loss of life of American Armed Forces.
2- Offer each of the Sovereign Nations of Iraq a way to the UN - with Nonaggression rules:
The path to the United Nations provides the next level of recognition and national Pride and Sovereignty for any country. It enables a country to realize the benefit in joining the community of nations, while obtaining peer recognition. Other benefits include assistance in the protection of their sovereignty, a vehicle and means to work with other nations both economical, and in trade. With the primary commodity being Oil that each of the Sovereign nations can bring to the dealing table at the United Nations, enables foreign Aid from many countries that would be willing to work with the new Sovereign Nations of Iraq.
Each Sovereign Nation by abiding the United Nations Rules for Sovereignty, can fully expect that their own Sovereignty and borders are protected from the other two nations of Iraq through UN assistance.
For any of the 3 Nations that would express aggression towards another, would, I believe fall out of favor with the UN and the other Muslim Nations, where they would end up more than likely compromising their own Sovereignty.
The United States Armed Forces at this point are no longer occupiers, nor should be considered for use by others, where this enables our solders to return home once again.
3- Allow each to join OPEC - with nonaggression rules
The opportunity to join OPEC as a Muslim Nation has its given benefits, where each of the Sovereign Nations of Iraq can respectably join the Oil Union of the Middle East. They would have the protection of OPEC price regulation, where the opportunity would be Oil for Money, as opposed to Oil for food. In turn , they could be come low credit risks to the foreign Aid provided in Step 2 Above.
Employment of otherwise previously impoverished and disenfranchised peoples that represent the 3 nations can become readily available thereby improving their standards of living.
Most commonly thought is that Terrorism comes from being disenfranchised. When having the opportunity as a citizen of one of the 3 Nations, to have Food on the table, in one’s own house, with the ability to have one’ own car or vehicle, enables a standard of living where one can offer a tomorrow for their children instead of just a grave.
4- Provide Banking infrastructure in both Saudi Arabia and Israel for the 3 nations
What is weak in the Middle East is the opportunity of competitive Banking Systems, where there is a given impetus for the Sovereign Nations of Iraq , as well as other surrounding nations of the area to actively subsidize their involvement in the World Economy through Debt/Equity.
By offering the opportunity of having developing and competitive banking centers in the Middle East, enables Banking more momentum over all in the World Economy of Emerging Markets.
5- Provide irrigation services to instill both agricultural and oil Economies
Noted in the Middle East Plan, Agriculture can be part of the Economies of the Sovereign Nations of Iraq, where each can develop their own Agriculture bases for the need of feeding their own nations. Irrigation can be accomplished in the same manner as described in the Middle East Plan.
6- Have the UN provide security against any one , or two nations against the other, and foreign nations
United Nations represents Sovereignty, and can’t be stated in a simpler manner.