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August 26, 2005
Unintended Consequences in Iraq
Former Australian Foreign Minister Bill Hayden told readers of the August 26, 2005 edition of The Australian that, "The Bush administration's Iraq policy has led to a disaster." He added: Far from becoming a secular, liberal, democratic state, Iraq will almost certainly turn into a narrow, stifling Shia theocracy. It will be characterized by a harsh intolerance of nonconformity, by discrimination against other religions, sects and minorities, and by the repression of women.Moreover, it appears increasingly likely that Iran, not the US, will be the master external draftsman of Iraq's future. At least that seems to be what Tehran expects. Following Iraq's elections in January, a regional head of Iran's intelligence service applauded the result: "The people we [Iran] supported are in power." Talk about unintended consequences.
Mr. Hayden said, "There is general agreement that the US needs an exit policy. But it is difficult to conceive of one that is practical and will at the same time save face for Washington." Read the entire column here.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 26, 2005 01:46 AM
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