A realistic plan: Split the country in two

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Author(s)	Jonathan Last
Source	The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date	December 3, 2006
URL	http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/16149526.htm
Quote	"The border would be drawn along the ethnic contours of Iraq, with Kirkuk (and probably Mosul) as part of Kurdistan and Baghdad as part of the much larger southern Shia state. Both territories have enough oil to be economically viable. After the partition, the United States would be free to pursue separate policies with each, using different carrots and sticks as needed."

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This item argues for the position Iraq should be split up on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.

This item refers to the previous opinion item Crush the Sunnis.