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What can be done to quell the rage in Iraq?

ANS: Treat the symptoms of the rage to get rid of it.

• Causes of rage:
a. Internal Religious and Ethnic conflict
b. Iraqi Nationalism against the ‘invading’ US
c. Lack of economic development and infrastructure
We need to tackle all three areas to quell the rage in Iraq

1. Internal conflicts
a. Pop. 22 Million ( from Atlas)
b. Ethnic background breeds conflict between Arabs and Kurds. “There are Kurds in the way.”
i. 75-80% Arab
ii. 15-20% Kurdish
iii. 5% Other (Turk, Assyrian, etc)
iv. (Fox News 12, 13, 14 Apr., CNN 12, 13, 14 Apr.)To solve this, we need to balance the interests of the groups, give the Kurds some autonomy over the regions where they are in the majority, balance the power in the new government that the US will turn over power to this summer (June 30 is handoff date)
c. Religion
i. 97% Muslim – long history of clash between the two Muslim groups
1. 60-65% Shi’a
2. 32-37% Sunni
ii. 3% Christian
iii. Solve by 1. killing the Christians and 2.
iv. (CNN 12, 13, 14 Apr.)We also need to quiet religious fanatics and extremist clerics like the one providing most of the resistance and uprising in places like Fallujah.
d. (July 25, 2003 CSM (Christian Science Monitor) Iraq has a large population in poverty and though it had a large middle class for the Middle East, there is still a significant class distinction between rich and poor. This leads to tensions between the haves and have-nots. Need economic development to solve.
e. (CNN Oct. 2002) American intervention in Iraq has led to sharper conflicts between internal religious groups and anti-Kurd movements

2. Iraq Nationalism
a. WE BOMBED THEM!!!!!!! But it was for their own good. (Pres. Bush speech 13 Apr.)
b. WE BOMBED THEM!!!!!!! So that we could help them get democracy where Kurds get an unfair proportion of power. (USA Today 14 Feb)
c. (BBC April 2002) WE BOMBED THEM!!!!!!! So that we could overthrow an evil dictator that created the largest middle class in the middle east and replace it with a system of anarchy and chaos
i. (BBC) America wiped out the middle class in Iraq since 1991 Gulf War
d. WE BOMBED THEM!!!!!!! And we expect what? A cookie?

3. Iraq needs an economic base to develop
a. (US Institute of Peace Dec 23, 2003) Developing a middle class is the key to peace and stability
b. (U Mich. “Strategy for Economic Reconstruction and Development of Iraq”) Develop a strong trade center, develop oil, develop democracy to protect property and infrastructure
c. (US Institute for Peace 6 Aug 2003)
i. need to reconstruct roads and infrastructure
ii. promote development of local Iraqi businesses
iii. provide US aid as long as necessary – to strengthen and promote the Iraqi government