The future of Iraq : dictatorship, democracy, or division

Anderson and Stansfield analyze the dilemmas of American policy.

They suggest that even a significant American presence will not stabilize Iraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a common identity.

In addition the legacy of tyrannical rule and the primacy of political violence is eroded social bonds and entrenched tribal allegiances, fallow ground for democracy.

They provide the basic information and the provocative analysis crucial to informed debate and decision.