Coalition uses 1918 British report on tribal system LOL

[Flagg]

Coalition uses 1918 British report on tribal system

By David Usborne in New York and Glen Rangwala

18 January 2004


As the United States scrambles to end a dispute with Shia leaders over plans to elect an interim government in Iraq before July, it has emerged that American commanders are seeking to reach out to tribal leaders by relying on a report devised in 1918 by Britain, the country's then ruler.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alan King, head of the Tribal Affairs Bureau set up by the US-led coalition last month, admitted last week that he had been referring to the pages of the British report to fathom Iraq's network of tribal sheikhs - regardless of the fact that it dates back to the First World War.

The revelation is not likely to improve confidence in the ability of the US to sort out the deepening muddle over how it means to relinquish political power to the Iraqi people by this summer. The plan to create an interim government before a 30 June deadline has been in doubt since objections were raised last week by the powerful Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani. His words set off mass demonstrations against the proposal in southern Iraq on Thursday.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=482297


LOL
what the hell is wrong with theses people ?
seriously

[Gribbenes]

1. Old Data

Just because it's old doesn't mean it's invalid.

[FARAFIELD]

2. ummm YEAH...

Yeah you are right! That report is a classic. I mean a real page turner, everyone who is everyone knows that IT was going to be the blueprint for the post war IRAQ. I think Bush mentioned what a beautiful piece of prose it was in last years state of the Union. I looked it up in the World Almanac and ther it was. "1918 Iraq report still as VALID as when it won the Pulitzer back in 1918".

[arcane1]

5. sure, why not?

after all, anything written about America in 1918 would still be relevant today :silly:

[Flagg]

3. you're kidding right ?

3 posts ?
probably not then

[newyawker99]

6. Hi Gribbenes!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Kellanved]

4. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=319901

[cap]

7. In the eyes of the Iraqis

the British were imperialists!!! This report is how to divide and conqueur Iraq. They lost Iraq -- had to pull out after years of bloodshet.

Why are we choosing a losing strategy?