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| Iraq |
| Sects slice up Iraq as US troops 'surge' misfires. |
| 2007-03-04 |
| Ahmad Hamad al-Tammimi used to live in the village of Quba. Before Iraq descended into sectarian war it was home to around 700 families. The vast majority were Sunnis. Tammimi, spiritual head of Diyala province's Shias and a follower of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most important religious leader, was the imam at the local mosque. Balance at the link. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 1400 years... and counting... |
| Posted by: Spats Thating3337 2007-03-04 15:28 |
| #5 I heard a blippet on NPR about some Sunnis killing other Sunnis because they had talked to rival Shia to stop the violence. Not a rosy outlook for this place. |
| Posted by: Unique Battle 2007-03-04 13:24 |
| #4 I'd prefer the Confederation of Stupid Dysfunctional Muslims - but to each his own. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 in Iraq 2007-03-04 13:20 |
| #3 The United Intolerant Sects of Iraq would be even more appropriate. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-03-04 11:49 |
| #2 They should call it the United Tribes of Iraq, and seperate powers similar to States. |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2007-03-04 10:47 |
| #1 The surge was designed to secure Baghdad and stop the killings. It could not, and was not intended to, stop sectarian rearrangement. Much of this was artificial in the first place and had been forced by Saddam, and had not been done with an eye to integration, but as reward and punishment. So what is the end result? Cities that are far more homogeneous. But this may not be a disaster in itself, as long as there is still loyalty, after a fashion, to the central government. The one place that must continue to represent both Sunni and Shiite is Baghdad. But the city itself is subdivided into homogeneous neighborhoods, and has been for a long time. So if the killings have been significantly reduced, and security increased, then the surge has been successful. The rest is for the Iraqis to figure out. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-03-04 09:02 |