To bring peace to Syria and Iraq, allow them to break apart

The plan calls for a 10-year international protectorate in the Sunni parts of Iraq and Syria, policed by troops from many nations, including the U.S., to separate warring factions and end the fighting.

At the end of 10 years, we propose the people within the protectorate should be given the opportunity to vote and select one of three options for the future:

  1. Turn western Iraq and eastern Syria into autonomous regions within the existing nations.

  2. Turn the protectorate into an independent republic that’s not part of Iraq nor Syria.

  3. Turn the protectorate into two independent republics – one in territory that’s now part of Iraq, the other in territory that’s now part of Syria.

The existing nation states of Iraq and Syria have already failed and fragmented. It is highly unlikely the Sunni and Kurdish regions of either can be successfully reintegrated with the dominant Shiite regions in each country. The populace in these regions harbors tremendous dislike of their respective central governments.

We can kick the can down the road and hope another set of insurgencies doesn’t rise out of the ashes of post-ISIS Iraq and Syria, but history says that won’t happen.

Lavrov also gave a warning this week that US wants to partition.

Dont know how likely the plan is or just a wet dream of some people in Washington.

Maybe depends on Saudis? will they pay for it?

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