THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
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Officer shares Iraq experiences
Doctoral student discusses progress of U.S. efforts
BY COURTNEY CONDRON
econdron@kansan.com
Major Andrew Harvey, a University of Kansas doctoral student, spoke at the Dole Institute of Politics Wednesday night about his experiences in Iraq as a political-military intelligence officer.
Harvey, who spent the duration of 2006 in Iraq, discussed the results of studies that he participated in to reveal the progress and proposed future of the country. He said that Iraq will "fracture" because its government will be too weak in the future and ethnic groups will see its constitution as inefficient.
"Iraq will lack a strong government for many years," Harvey said. "It takes a long, long time."
Harvey discussed the separation of Iraqi people into ethnic groups and how that affects the voting power in Iraq. He also talked about which groups wanted the United States to remain in the country and which didn't.
"Iraq's problem is that they are fairly new to the idea of running
a government in what we cait a democratic method," Harvey said.
Harvey also importance of ing countries, especially Turkey. He talked about why the current systems of government, including the Iraqi Parliament, Kurdish Regional Government and Council of
spoke about the Iraq's neighbor-
"We happen to have people like Harvey on this campus that just got back," Earle said. "This is something that isn't going away.
Representatives, are failing. He said the court system in Iraq was "in shambles" without written laws, and that the national police were "completely compromised."
"Iraq's problem is that they are fairly new to the idea of running a government in what we call a democratic method."
community to talk about the war.
MAJOR ANDREW HARVEY Political-military intelligence officer
While Harvey was in Iraq, he assisted in the improvement of the agricultural ministry. His efforts helped double the agricultural output.
Jonathan Earle, Interim Director at the Dole Institute, said there was an "absolute hunger" in the local
It's going to be here now, six months from now and six months after that."
Harvey said that even if U.S. troops could create a completely secure and stable situation in Iraq, it would take a
long time for the current leaders to create a functioning system of government.
Harvey has been active in the service since 1986, and is working for the Department of Joint and Multinational Operations at Fort Leavenworth. At the University, Harvey is working on his dissertation on the European Union's development of defense capability.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
STUDENT SENATE Bill to promote renewable energy policy declined
energy policy defined Student Senate rejected a bill Wednesday night that would have asked Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to adopt a modern renewable energy policy for Kansas.The bill also included sending the resolution to other state leaders and media outlets.
Alex Treaster, Shawnee senior and legislative director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said he wrote the legislation in order to create a stance by Student Senate on environmental issues.
He cited the coal-burning power plants that have been proposed to be built in Holcomb.
Treaster said although he could and would lobby without Student Senate's permission, putting a statement from Senate on paper would have raised awareness and created support for the issue.
"The decision to build these coal power plants could come any day now and is really pressured," Treaster said. "I've had more interest in this issue alone than all the other issues combined from KU students."
Arguments from student senators against passing the legislra
tion included the potential of hindering relationships with state legislators in favor of building the coal-burning power plants and representing University students without consulting them on this issue.
Michael Wade Smith, Goodland freshman and freshman senator, told Senate to reconsider representing University students before talking with them.
"If we're going to really represent the students, we need to really hear from the people we represent,"Smith said.
— Erin Sommer
DEBATES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Democratic presidential hopefuls from left. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Dll., former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaaska, arrive on stage for a debate at Dartmouth College Wednesday in Hanover, N.H.
Candidates discuss future of Iraq
Democrats hesitant to promise troop withdrawl by 2013
BY BETH FOUHY ASSOCIATED PRESS
HANOVER, N.H. — The leading Democratic White House hopeful conceded Wednesday night they cannot guarantee to pull all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of the next presidential term in 2013.
"I think it's hard to project four years from now," said Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois in the opening moments of a campaign debate in the nation's first primary state.
"It is very difficult to know what we're going to be inheriting," added Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
"I cannot make that commitment," said former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
Sensing an opening, Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and New Mexico Gov.Bill Richardson provided the assurances the others would not.
"I'll get the job done," said Dodd,
while Richardson said he would make sure the troops were home by the end of his first year in office.
Health care, and the drive for universal coverage, also figured prominently in the debate.
"I intend to be the health care president," said Clinton, adding she can now succeed at an undertaking that defeated her in 1993 when she was first lady.
But Biden said that unnamed special interests were no more willing to work with Clinton now than they were more than a decade ago.
"I'm not suggesting it's Hillary's fault...It's reality," he said, carefully avoiding a personal attack on the Democrat who leads in the polls.
Biden said a "lot of old stuff comes back" from past battles, adding, "when I say old stuff I mean policy. Policy"
Across the stage, Clinton smiled at that.
With the primary season approaching, all eight have vied with
increasing intensity for the support of anti-war voters likely to provide money and organizing muscle as the campaign progresses.
Moderator Tim Russert of NBC News asked about Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Guiti兰的pledge to set back Iran by eight to 10 years if it tries to gain nuclear standing.
Biden flashed anger at the mention of the former New York mayor. "Rudy Giuliani doesn't know what the heck he's talking about," said Delaware senator, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"He's the most uninformed person on foreign policy that's now running for president."
The debate unfolded in the state that has held the first presidential primary in every campaign for generations.
The contest is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22, but that is expected to change as other states maneuver for early voting position in the campaign calendar.