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Demanding concessions is part of international relations between governments.# The French do it, the Russians certainly do it as do the Canadians and American's I don't see where the problem is for the American's to make certain demands on a religeous government in Iraq.# Its part of normalizing relations.
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Oh. I was under the impression that a democracy was being constructed in Iraq. I suppose every nation can 'demand concessions' from another, but thats a world apart from that country basically not having a choice but to succumb. If the US told us 'elect a conservative government or we'll sanction you', would that fly? No. Democracies don't have the right to 'demand' political 'concessions' from other democracies, especially one as vulnerable and dependent as Iraq.
If Canada 'demanded concessions' from Iraq, would anything happen? No.
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And yes the American's are an immense powerbroker in that region at the moment, but my guy feeling is we're going to see a very quick shift from a military to a economic stance as the American's are looking to shrink thier military commitment as the new Iraqi military comes on line there.
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Thats definitely one way things could go. Though like I said above (I believe) until I can open a Starbucks in downtown Fallujah, this country is a looonng way from 'stability'. I can't see that Starbucks opening anytime soon.
It definitely depends on the new Iraqi police and military. The US has been semi-successful in training South and Latin American militaries, and has decent public-suppression skills to pass on. Whether they work or not has yet to be seen.