TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Leary,Brendan
TI  - How to get out of Iraq with integrity
SN  - 9780812242010
AV  - DS79.769 .O44 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Causes
KW  - Postwar reconstruction
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Territory, National
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2003-
KW  - United States
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 21st century
N1  - "For Khaled Salih, Kurdish nationalist and Iraqi federalist for Lori Salem and For Anna O'leary, my daughter."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-247) and index (pages 249-259); The Bush administration's formal goals -- The bipartisan Congressional goals for Iraq -- The imputed goals of the Bush administration -- Costs, sunk costs, and potential benefits -- Securing the Iraqi federation for all its peoples -- Respecting Iraq's constitutional integrity -- Respecting Iraq's territorial integrity -- Informing, calming, and working with the neighbors -- Cleaning up without ruling -- Appendix 1: On difficulties in counting deaths in Iraq -- Appendix 2: Xenophobia, sexism, in-group solidarity, traditional religiosity, and democratic dispositions in Iraq
N2  - "There is no reason why America's withdrawal from Iraq should be as dishonest as its intervention has been judged to be."—Brendan O'Leary, from the Preface

Both the American people and Arab Iraqis have voiced their overwhelming desire to see U.S. troops removed from the country. How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity argues that the U.S. military intervention in Iraq must come to an end. But it must come to an end in a judicious, pragmatic, and orderly fashion. In this book, Brendan O'Leary spells out why that withdrawal can begin to occur now, why it is in the best interests of the United States and the Iraqis that withdrawal occur, and why Iraq can function as a federation once the U.S. military has left the country.

How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity provides an in-depth analysis of the new Iraqi constitution, an evaluation of the political goals and powers of the major ethnic and religious groups that will constitute the new Iraqi state, and an assessment of the regional realities of a Saddam-less Iraq. With a viable constitution and other institutional structures already in place, Iraq is poised for a future as a sovereign state. If U.S. leaders facilitate the remaking of Iraq as a federation with four or more regions instead of a recentralized state, the United States can begin successfully to remove its forces.

Propelled by this incisive and bold argument, How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity provides the foundation for the incoming presidential administration to do just that, without betraying U.S. commitments to Arabs, Kurds, or democracy. To make his case, O'Leary draws on his extensive background as constitutional advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government, the European Union, and the United Nations, along with expertise in constitutional design and ethnic reconciliation in Northern Ireland and South Africa
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