it's been a while since i last updated...it's been a busy few weeks. with the changes coming upon the country as rapidly as they have, there has been no lack of work to keep me occupied.
the past weeks have gone pretty well for iraq as a whole. i would say the pull out of troops from the cities probably gets a "b" at this point. there have certainly been attacks and moments in which ethno-sectarian elements throughout the country have tested the security forces, but thus far they have held up relatively well. there is certainly no spiral toward chaos at this point as some had feared and predicted.
it's hardly a moment of sunni and shia, kurd and arab sitting around the campfire singing cum ba ya either. the differences inherant in these populations are every bit as present as they have been for the past centuries.
but people are talking. concepts of democracy, self determination and the subsequent constitutions are being debated rather than fought over...at least to this point...and that is an important distinction right now. debate is healthy. debate is positive. debate leads to respectful resolution. the fine line between debate and conflict has yet to be crossed, but it clearly could be down the road. and that is everyone's great fear.
there is so much more i would like to say on this, but i will leave it as i have. maybe someday, years down the line, i'll be able to talk in more depth about my perception of what is going on over here right now. until that time comes, i'm going to hope peace progresses and prospers and the forces of productive conflict resolution prevail.
Monday, July 13, 2009
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