The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the 24 Iraqis or however many others they appoint, can govern the country.
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The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so.
Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.
Leaders of the various Iraqi elements will likely have their own militias, and there will be endless rounds of brinkmanship on the road to post-Islamic State boundaries, governing structures, and distribution of power and resources.
If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.
Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time.
The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.
In the short run, using militias might be the quickest and easiest way to improve order on Iraq's streets and uproot the terrorists and guerrillas who routinely attack American troops and civilian targets.
It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves.
We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq.
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