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2005-02-13 Iraq-Jordan

Sunni Claims Iraqis Elected a Dictatorship

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Posted by IToldYouSo 2005-02-13 12:53:24 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Sunnis would certainly know about dictatorships; they've been connected with one for what, 40 years?

I know my nanoviolin must be around here someplace....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-02-13 11:45:50 AM|| 2005-02-13 11:45:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sunni control of Iraq originated from a Shiia boycot of British attempts to form a government in the 1920s.

Posted by phil_b 2005-02-13 12:06:27 PM|| 2005-02-13 12:06:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 You're looking only at military operations, rather than at the diplomatic picture, which is the more important.

When one's fetish is a hammer, everything resembles a nail.

Posted by Pappy 2005-02-13 2:48:16 PM|| 2005-02-13 2:48:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Does anyone here remember any Iraqi voters saying they were standing in line to vote and possibly get killed because the imam told them to? Me neither.

Posted by Seafarious 2005-02-13 3:29:06 PM|| 2005-02-13 3:29:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Sunnis listened to their own Mullahs and stayed home when they should have been voting. They may have not liked the new game, but by boycotting the vote they threw away any influence in their future, except for the charity (if any) of the Shiites. Like one RBer said, "Payback's a bitch." The oil is in the north with the Kurds and in the South with the Shiites. They will bargain and horsetrade. The Sunnis (ex Saddamites) will be on the sidelines watching the action. Hopefully Iraq can work through things without Iran helping the local terrorists too much. My big worry is that Iran will keep stirring the pot to destabilize Iraq. The MMs need something for them to seriously chew on that will get their attention.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-13 8:30:29 PM|| 2005-02-13 8:30:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe the DEmocrats should copy Sistani's strategy of "Get out the Vote" next time?

Posted by True German Ally 2005-02-13 8:35:06 PM|| 2005-02-13 8:35:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 LOL, TGA.

Unfortunately the DemocRats don't seem to know how to get out the vote with anything but sheer hatred for the other side. And I don't think that was Sistani's "strategery."

And now with Mad Howie in charge of the Dems....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-02-13 9:14:42 PM|| 2005-02-13 9:14:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Boo frigging hoo....

Do what you do best, run 7-11's.

Posted by Snump Huperesing6112 2005-02-13 11:55:30 PM|| 2005-02-13 11:55:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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