Comments on: Federalism and Civil War http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/12/federalism-and-civil-war/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: lirelou http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/12/federalism-and-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-68338 lirelou Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:34:07 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/12/federalism-and-civil-war/#comment-68338 But then, there are the federal countries that have had to. Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico. Glad to see their politicians are as well read as our own. But then, there are the federal countries that have had to. Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico. Glad to see their politicians are as well read as our own.

]]> By: Joe http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/12/federalism-and-civil-war/comment-page-1/#comment-67472 Joe Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:19:01 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/12/federalism-and-civil-war/#comment-67472 He probably meant "do we have to go through civil war to achieve *stable* federalism?" I say no: just look at Australia, Germany, Canada, Brazil, India and every other federal country that hasn't had to. The question is whether a civil war will be needed to sort out the contradictions in the Iraqi federal system. I don't think the Sunni-Shia-Kurd differences are quite comparable to the basic problems caused by having half of the nation dependent on slaves and the other half opposed to the very concept... He probably meant “do we have to go through civil war to achieve stable federalism?” I say no: just look at Australia, Germany, Canada, Brazil, India and every other federal country that hasn’t had to.

The question is whether a civil war will be needed to sort out the contradictions in the Iraqi federal system. I don’t think the Sunni-Shia-Kurd differences are quite comparable to the basic problems caused by having half of the nation dependent on slaves and the other half opposed to the very concept…

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