Phebe Marr Quotes on Government (2 Quotes)

It's a little misplaced to say that forming a government somehow solves the sectarian problem or any of the other really difficult challenges on the ground. It will probably help some to have a new government, but we shouldn't be under any illusions that the day after, the insurgency will put down its guns, or the sectarian violence is going to stop.

All of this is creating great, great decentralization and a failure to provide services. Until they get a real central government, they're not going to provide any effective central authority. This is going to require some time, a long time.