Unity, not split, for Iraq

4 October 2007

SO, THE Americans want to split Iraq on sectarian lines and the American Senate will agree for the age-old, oft-repeated division plan.

Well, haven't we heard of this before? Divide and rule, in fact, is the only plan countries on the west side of the hemisphere adopted successfully to control and rule countries whenever they occupied them. This is the lesson we learned from history. It is so heartening to know that all Iraqis, irrespective of their differences, have rejected this proposal.

The Kurds should join with the rest of the Iraqis and never allow space for a crevice in the mould called Iraq. It's easy to split, but difficult to unify;, and we know from history many nations suffered by the split that had happened to them.

If small nations amalgamate, they will become a force to reckon with, and hence cannot be fooled around by bigger nations. We require bigger, stronger nations to create a balance. To achieve this, smaller nations should unify first, and then improve their economies. This might sound simple, but it is not that easy to achieve.