Lo que Irak no necesita, en ningún caso, es otro bigote

Llego vía No Blood for Sauerkraut a este imprescindible artículo de Amir Taheri:

Six months ago, the US-led coalition force in Iraq appeared to be largely in self-defense mode, allowing terrorists and insurgents much latitude in parts of Baghdad and the troubled provinces of Anbar and Diyalah. At the same time the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appeared to be engaged in a broad political offensive.

Today we have what looks like a reversal of the two situations. There is dynamism in the military field but lethargy in the political.

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What Iraq needs, however, is not another moustache. It needs to revitalise its political life by forming a new government, with new partners capable of garnering greater support inside and outside parliament. And, if that proves impossible, the way out is through early general elections. The next elections are scheduled for January 2009. But these could be brought forward, although the Kurds, hoping to win Kirkuk with the help of a weak Shi’ite government, oppose that option.

Repitan conmigo todos los relativistas culturales de este lado de los Urales: "los iraquíes no quieren vovler a una dictadura".