Dictatorship Is Not The Solution in Iraq
The Iraqi government has been playing off people’s fears of a security vacuum to take increasingly dictatorial measures aimed at consolidating power in the hands of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
![IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ Civilians gather at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, September 5, 2013. At least 2 people were killed and 19 others injured in two separate car bomb attacks in Iraq's Kirkuk city, police and medics said. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX1389F](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/09/Iraq1.jpg/Iraq1.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=s5IStOBJ)
Dictatorship is not the solution; this is obvious in all cases. It's inconceivable to think that dictatorship would be a solution, except in the case of some suggestions put forth in the Middle East — a region mired in its own contradictions, conflicts and social setbacks.
Here, in a country such as Iraq, there is talk of “dictatorial” solutions to the Iraqi crisis. This nation is dreaming of a savior — similar to Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi — to stage a coup and bring the crises back to ground zero.