A Study On The Predicament Of Iraq's Post-war Reconstruction

The thesis illustrates that Iraq's post-war reconstruction process is in a serious predicament. The dispute of different interest groups at home as well as the influence from U.S. and the Arab-Islamic world has led to the chaos. Only when these factors have been eliminated can Iraq shake off ethno-religious conflicts and armed anti-America struggle. In this process, the urgent matter is that the different factions should reconstruct their state identity. Thus, the predicament is likely to be relaxed gradually.Since the situation in post-war Iraq is unstable, the reconstruction process is in a serious predicament. The most prominent performances act as disunity politically, people's poverty economically, brink of civil war socially and the crisis of obliteration culturally. The relevant factors can be analyzed from inside and outside.First, despite the national identity, religious identity and tribal identity of Saddam Times, the post-war Iraq government encounters the serious state identity crisis."terrorist attacks","sectarian conflict"and"scrambling for resources"are its outstanding characteristics to the outside world.Second, the United States will try vigorously to create a"model of democracy to the Greater Middle East".Terrorist organizations use social chaos to penetrate in post-war Iraq and the Islamic radical anti-America forces put Iraq as their main battlefield. At the same time, neighbors also pursue their interests in it.These phenomena and activities have neglected the real needs and will of the Iraqi people, so the reconstruction process have departed its normal track and met with difficulties. Meanwhile, the thesis holds the view that the dilemma can be cleared up gradually as follows:a) The Iraqi people are eager to live a secure and stable life. They are tired of chaos . They begin to be proud of an Iraqi instead of just a Sunni or Shiite. All these are the preceding signs of a new Iraq of state identity. Moreover, the Iraqi government tries its best to reconcile the different forces in Iraq and the subsequent effects may be predicted.b) The United States have sunk into"a Vietnam-style Quagmire"in Iraq. It is anxious to get away and begins to emphasize UN's leadership in Iraq's reconstruction. It is a obvious sign that US should adjust its Middle East Strategy, especially its Iraqi policy. The international community also speaks out to participate in Iraq's reconstruction. The terrorists and extremists in Iraq are being suppressed all over the world. Furthermore, the Arab-Islamic world is taking some efficient steps to help Iraq and strengthening unity themselves.The last but not the least, the thesis points out that the government of the People's Republic of China will play an active role in this process.