Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq

Combining a history of Iraq and its dominant sects with an acute awareness of the political machinations fomenting worldwide and in the current U.S. administration, this keen social and political analysis offers a practical exit strategy for American armed forces in Iraq. Since the history of violence in multi-ethno-sectarian states indicates that such conflicts usually resurface once an occupying force leaves, a solution to end the violence and stabilize the country must be geographically reasonable for rival sectarian interests.