Out of Sight, Out of Mind
From the New York Times:
I guess the back-up plan in case the Surge doesn't work is to "wall up" Iraq. But seriously, how does these create peace? Won't this just separate the sects, leading to a build-up of hostilities for another generation? And also, doesn't this move represent a "surrender" of sorts, because we couldn't get everyone to play nice?
American military commanders in Baghdad are trying a radical new strategy to quell the widening sectarian violence by building a 12-foot-high, three-mile-long wall separating a historic Sunni enclave from Shiite neighborhoods.
Soldiers in the Adhamiya district of northern Baghdad, a Sunni Arab stronghold, began construction of the wall last week and expect to finish it within a month. Iraqi Army soldiers would then control movement through a few checkpoints. The wall has already drawn intense criticism from residents of the neighborhood, who say that it will increase sectarian tensions and that it is part of a plan by the Shiite-led Iraqi government to box in the minority Sunnis.
I guess the back-up plan in case the Surge doesn't work is to "wall up" Iraq. But seriously, how does these create peace? Won't this just separate the sects, leading to a build-up of hostilities for another generation? And also, doesn't this move represent a "surrender" of sorts, because we couldn't get everyone to play nice?
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