Partition Rant-A-Thon

Apparently, people are advocating partition of Iraq.  Maybe.  But before we do that, we need to consider some stuff, like the logic of partition:

Partition argument ~ underwear gnome logic: step 1 separate people (steal underwear); step 3 Peace (profit). Step 2: insert shoulder shrug

— Steve Saideman (@smsaideman) June 22, 2015

or

Partition's real logic: why have one failed state when you can have two (or three)?

— Steve Saideman (@smsaideman) June 22, 2015

I have said much of this before, so here are the key links: the quick partition anti-pitch; my take on it being bad for Iraq; and Kelsey's storify.