Post-occupation Iraq, meanwhile, is likely to witness increasing strains on its territorial integrity.
A novel in letters about books, bibliophiles, publishers, authors and readers, it centres on an imagined post-occupation Guernsey.
And I hear what the islanders are telling me, in many various ways: Grenada has a healthy post-occupation preoccupation — to make love, not war.
"We will stay here in our encampment in Liberty Plaza" — Zuccotti Park's post-occupation name — "until you respond to our demands," the letter concluded.
Putin remains a deeply suspect figure in the eyes of western leaders, who worry what he may get up to next, especially in post-occupation Iraq and Afghanistan.
If so, all civilian deaths at the hands of British forces post-occupation would have to be investigated by independent inquiries.
Peter's final word on post-occupation Iraq, from March 2007:"It is not enough to say with the neocons that this was a good idea executed badly.
For good or ill, this is likely the year we will begin to see the broad outlines of post-occupation Iraq.
The regime's tactics – which include the shooting of peaceful demonstrators – show that the post-occupation edifice built by the US is not much different from the assortment of American-backed dictatorships across north Africa and the Middle East.
Iraq post-occupation has long had a sense of being up for grabs: its vast oil wealth, religious shrines and strategic position have long been coveted by neighbours looking to consolidate their own disparate interests – and to offset their foes.
