Rethinking Iraq

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The vast majority of public discourse about Iraq is still framed within the domestic political debate about the efficacy of the operation. However, the faults and opportunities of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a foreign policy analyzed within the international context are equally important, but sorely under-publicized. This paper shows that the 'pottery barn example', "you break it, you own it," is at once an antiquated cliche and a painful truth with respect to the US obligation to Iraq. The paper argues that, with that understanding, the object must then be to salvage the US reputation abroad by often painful means and to establish a quasi-independent Iraqi state.

From the Paper:

"Operation Iraqi Freedom has proven to much more difficult than originally estimated. The deliberation about the justification for the invasion can no longer be perceived as a matter of public discourse because the invasion is now a subject of history and the occupation of Iraq is currently the challenge facing the United States (US). Hence, expending effort to continue criticism or support for the operation is futile. The reality of the situation necessitates that a solution be implemented that will suffice the needs of the Iraqi state and establish the strategic significance of the operation."

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