/region/middle_east_north_africa/the-sahrawis-obstacles-to-self-determination-73512/ Fact-based, well-reasoned perspectives from around the world Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /region/middle_east_north_africa/the-sahrawis-obstacles-to-self-determination-73512/#comment-27063 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 02:18:10 +0000 http://www.fairobserver.com/?p=44760#comment-27063 The case of Western Sahara occupation is exactly the same as Iraq Saddam invasion of Kuweit and its subsequent annexation on the grounds of historical ties. I wonder what would be your position if the Kuweitis didn’t get that international-US-backed up war to liberate Kuweit? would you totally yield in front of the then horrible Iraqi army and accept integration or autonomy or would you keep resisting for independence whatever the cost might be? I think you are sending a defeating, yet a dangerous solution to an issue of DECOLONISATION. Instead, you could have given facts about the major hurdles that will always hamper any resolution to the conflict based on the right of self-determination and stated the possible solutions that yet remain in the hands of the Saharawi people. None can show them what to do apart from themselves.

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