Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

I don't know about that. =\ Iran is predominantly Sunni. Your plan might backfire and the Iraqi Sunnis might ally with the Iranian Sunnis.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

Majority of Muslims in Iran is shia.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

Yeah I think h meant Shi'ite in both. But I know that this plan of seperation will not work. Splitting up countries never works, and alot of Iraqies, although yes there is fighting, would rather remain united to be strong. Look at lebanon, it works perfectly fine with 3 different sects, of them 2 different religions. There just needs to be equal rights and equality in the government, no need for separation.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

Perhaps it would be a good idea to separate Iraq into three different countries. Still, I don't think it will going to happen and not just because of the Iraqis but also because of Bush administration: Iraq has been and still is a very significant issue and separating Iraq into three would be a political defeat for the administration, showing how the situation is not in its control.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

I basically agree with you, although having said that, the way the government thinks won't change the hatred if the people and the discontent between sects.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

I think split it up would solve nothing. It would lead 3 communities to fight about 3 different territories. Which community deserves which part of the country? There would be always a community which would want a part that it didn't have.

Just look at the Palestine and Israel... :uhm:

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

Gee, splitting a nation up by ethnicity/religious groups has always worked in the past! I mean, look at how peaceful Southeast Europe has been! And the Indian Subcontinent! No conflicts there!

I think it is a bad idea to divide separate ethnicities/groups into sovereign nations, if you hadn't guessed by now.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

if you split them up you would be able to better keep them from fighting. such as a person from onepart of the country cant go into another part as freely and thus causing them to not be able to fight as easily.
spliting up countrys does work as shown in yugoslavia. its was split up and currently pretty peaceful. croatia is enjoying its independence. there were some wars before but once the force trying to keep yugoslavia together was defeated the rest went pretty smoothly.
also kurds would finally have thier own country (big allies of the US). so kurds from turkey could move to iraq kurdistan.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

you DO know thaqt the spliting up of kurdistan by britain is what actually caused them NOT to have a country right? Theres another negative from splitting up right there.

Re: Should iraq be split up?
 

Actually, if we talk about near past, the wars in the Balkans at early 1990's took place because there weren't separation of different ethnic & religious groups into different nations: Yugoslavia tried to keep its federation together, even if it would meant using the force of arms.