Charles Tripp in his article suggests that it is time for Iraq to consider the political processes after the bloody wake of war. He also stresses upon the importance of creating the sense of stability and durability of present arrangements. It is time to analyze if these arrangements a source for more ferocious violence or these can actually take the country towards the path of development. Two main patterns prevalent during massive years of violence and population displacement is either the localization of politics on the hands of local politicians from tribal clans or religious or ethnic group and who thrives on the fear and insecurities of Iraqi community. The other pattern is the emergence of politics on the national level under the US auspices, which is treating Iraq more like a colony. Both the emerging patterns of politics are equally dangerous for the future political stability and development of the country.Many Iraqis believe that United States got rid of Saddam Hussein in bargain of fifty other Saddams in form of militias, detention centers, local courts and taxes has become an inevitable part of their daily lives. Some view the whole scenario as a result of increased security and yet others wish to fly somewhere where they will be less visible for being questioned.National institutes are completely invisible to help ordinary individual Iraqi. The fact that more than 40 women are being killed in Basra in past three months is evident of lack of empowerment of individuals and national institutions i.e.. police. Their crime was only that they wore make-up in public not veiling or otherwise failing to observe the narrow rulings of the repressive local militias.
Chares Tripp also refers that even when the national politicians try to make do try to take on this entrenched and violent local power, the chances are that they will lose. His stance was quiet evident in Abu Abed’s “Knights of Ameriya”, who comments on the successful mission of present vise president Tariq al-Hashemi is that he had received US money, weapons and protection in the name of the fight against “al-Qaida in Iraq”. (Also see Ghaith Abd al-Ahad, “Meet Abu Abed: the US’s new ally against al-Qaida” The Guardian, November 10, 2007.) The only prosperous region in Iraq was the Kurdistan, but recent years of violence has preceded the peace and prosperity as the two major parties in the region battled each other for supremacy. Ideas implemented by US to settle their differences in 2003, political leaders tried to play bigger game to bring down the government in Baghdad. But the later episodes showed Taliban’s that their politics will remain local. Even the idea of localizing the Iraqi politics is the only way to combat no go areas and efforts by al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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