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Query: International Law, Economics, And Civil War



Today, NBC News Corporate HQ decided the Iraq fiasco is now approved
to be called a civil war by their news services.

How does this impact the situation under international law?

Does it facilitate the entry of foreigh\n troops onto Iraqi soil?
Under UN aegis or otherwise coalition-ized?

Economically, it would also effectively create two Iraqi economies.
The side we trade with, and the side we don't... Not that we were
trading with the insurgency when it was considered external, but now
that the schism is considered internal, where are the two sides? Who
backs them financially?

The U.S. and western interests are backing one (perhaps changable,
coup-able) side.

Who's on the other side?

The country that may never be named on [pen-l], and their kissin' cousin Syria?

Leigh



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