Plan V for Victory and Peace in Iraq by Paul Flum, Founder

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The Federal Republic of Iraq

We are not alone in coming to this conclusion! In early October 2007, the U.S. Senate approved a nonbinding resolution, sponsored by Senator Biden and other Democratic and Republican Senators, calling for the Iraqi government to move forward with a federal solution for Iraq.

And in Iraq, Ammar Hakim, son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), formally called for the division of Iraq into semi-autonomous nonsectarian states based on geography and history.

“It is an Iraqi interest, wish and decision,” he said.

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has called for a Shia Region to be formed with the nine southern provinces – the Southern Marsh State.

With Iraqi political leaders now coming forward as well, favoring the implementation of a federal system with semiautonomous nonsectarian states, this process may finally get underway. The master concept is in their own Constitution! The Western Desert State will, of course, be predominately Sunni.

The Problem:

The Maliki government is top-heavy with Shiites, and they have the most to lose with a federal system because it would dilute their hold on power. The central government has failed to inspire a spirit of reconciliation between the warring factions. And it has failed to reverse the De-Baathification program as well. Even the most hardened supporters of the war are willing to concede that the Maliki government is becoming more and more irrelevant – a runaway ship without a captain at the helm.

But it is an elected government nonetheless – a fact we cannot ignore!

However, after saving Iraq from a brutal dictator-ship, we cannot allow it to destroy itself with senseless and violent behavior in the name of religion. They are corrupting the very concept of Allah and their Muslim faith.

The Solution Is Already There!

To backtrack in this process – to begin anew – the Iraqi government needs to follow through on the informal schedule that was established when their Constitution was first adopted into law.
In clear language, their Constitution calls for a federal system.

This process was to have been addressed “down the road,” but the violence around the country, and the irrelevance of the central government have prevented anything from moving forward. We cannot and will not allow Iraqi’s to destroy their own country.

This year, the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has requested one deadline extension after another for their final report and recom-mendations. Their report, should it ever be completed, will address critical constitutional issues such as the presidential powers, state versus central government authority – federalism – and the final status of Kirkuk. We remain partners to help the Iraqi government into the future in areas of diplomacy with Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, etc.

The Bush administration has been unable or unwilling to persuade the Maliki government to move aggressively forward with the CRC process. The benchmarks that Bush outlined in January, which addressed many of the CRC issues, have largely been forgotten.

The central government has also failed to move forward with a Provincial Powers Law and the Oil Revenue-Sharing Laws.

While the central government shrinks to insignif-icance, Iraq continues to fracture along sectarian lines, and the refugee crisis grows worse.

The solution, if it is not already too late, is for the United States to work with the Maliki govern-ment so the Constitutional review process can move quickly forward, and The Federal Republic of Iraq can become a reality – our Four-State Solution. We must make this work – even if it takes us 20 years.

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September 24, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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