Abstract
Iraqi factions are divided by ethnicity, religion, ideology, resentments, hatreds, and desires for revenge rooted in history. The U.S. and Iraq need a jus post bellum, an ethic for building peace in Iraq. This ethic—reconciliation—is a holistic project of six interlocking practices to restore persons, relationships, and political orders. These include just and inclusive structures, acknowledgement, reparations, apology, forgiveness, and accountability. A religious rationale, especially one that overlaps with Islamic values, can increase the legitimacy of U.S. policy in Iraq, andthe next president would do well to heed the resources of religion.
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