Thesis: Realistically, a lasting Democracy in Iraq is not a feat the United States can accomplish.

The United States has much pride in its democratic form of government, but one size does not fit all. Iraq is a highly divided nation of different ethnic groups such as the Arabs, Kurdish, Turkomans, and Assyrians. Within those ehtinic groups are two even more divided Muslim groups; the Shi’as (60-65%) and the Sunnis (32-37%). An important facet of Democracy is the seperation of church and state. In a country that has a 97% devout Muslim population, this seperation does not seem likely. For this reason a democratic government is not best suited for Iraq. The dominance of the Shi’a Muslims provides for many opportunities of corruption. This loose form of democracy will eventually lead to another form of dictatorship by the Shi’a, who have more supporters than any other group. This will take the Iraqi’s