A Theory of Action in Iraq: The Three State Partition and a "Mirror the Mix" Strategy
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Chris Demchak
For the quagmire of Iraq, the three-state solution is a good one right now, and always has been the best choice. To recognize this inevitability, however, requires that the Bush Administration and its critics alike have an enduring and cohesive explanation for the emergence of the violent instability we see in Iraq. This essay suggests, first, a way to combine the basic elements of the three main streams of international relations in order to understand how individuals and groups may come to find violence acceptable and destroy civil society. Second, this theory of action helps explain why the circumstances particular to Iraq dictate a three-state future as the most powerful way to disrupt the underlying circumstances which fuel violence in Iraq.
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