Reply #172: Have you been paying attention lately? [View All]

These are precisely the items in the new constitution that have proved to be the stumbling blocks to its approval. Another item that he mentions and that is hanging over this whole process is the idea of Kurdish independence. This brings forth the specter of Turkish military action. Turkey has maintained that a Kurdish state is unacceptable and Turkish action could rattle NATO and EU. There is enough instability in the region that it could precipitate WWIII. There is so much more at stake than us just pulling out of Iraq. This was the PNAC goal, to destabilize the oil rich 'stans with them thinking we will just pick up the pieces. You are so obsessed with the idea that Clark just wants a US victory that you fail to see his concern for the global effect of regional conflict.