Nicki

I found the class discussion very interesting today. The Iraq war is an extremely interesting topic because it can be approached in many different ways. The Iraq Study Group had a very different approach than most people. They believe that Iraq’s neighbors need to help stabilize Iraq. However this brings controversy because Iraq is surrounded by Iran and Saudi Arabia. In Iraq their are religious conflicts going on. Iraq was previously controlled by Sunni Muslims. During the election the Shi’ites were voted into power. Saudi Arabia is controlled by Sunni Muslims. They believe that Iraq should be controlled by Sunni’s again. Iran. Iraq other neighbor, is mostly shi’ite. They also believe that their ruling religion should be in power. These two countries are hurting Iraq instead of helping stabilize it.

The Iraq Study Group also believes that there should be an increase of troops. This is very controversial because the United States would have to implement a draft. The draft would bring up extreme issues because America had already suffered extreme casualties and by creating the draft many more people would be at risk. The Iraq study group created my controversial issues.