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2004-12-11 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-11 8:22:24 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Being that Sunnis are the majority in Iraq, and most of the Shi'ite 'leaders' are pro-Iranian, the Sunnis win the majority vote the Iranian backed Shi'ites could try and trigger a civil war where the two sects converge south of Baghdad, in the Karbala district after the national elections, which Coalition forces would have stop. Let's hope this does not transpire.

Hussain al-Shahristani seems like a resonable man, after reading his bio.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-12-11 1:45:00 AM|| 2004-12-11 1:45:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 No the Shi'a are the majority - approx 60% of the pop.

Posted by .com 2004-12-11 1:51:58 AM|| 2004-12-11 1:51:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 al-Hakim also spent many years ~~abroad~~ in Iran.

Hey, theres no need to cross out the abroad, Iraq and Iran are hardly the same country, they hate each other; remember the bitter bitter war they had in the 80s? Thats pretty uneasy bedfellows.

Posted by WingedAvenger 2004-12-11 2:01:27 AM|| 2004-12-11 2:01:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 That's not true in the Shi'a south. Saddam fought Iran - and his armies were majority Sunni, with the officer corps almost exclusively so. All of the leading Shi'a Ayatollahs and lesser Clerics are Qom-trained. This does not necessarily mean pro-Iranian, but certainly far far less antagonistic than your statement implies.

Posted by .com 2004-12-11 2:09:08 AM|| 2004-12-11 2:09:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 This does not necessarily mean pro-Iranian, but certainly far far less antagonistic than your statement implies.

I agree, i did word it a little too strongly. But i stand by my implication that many iraqis and iranians are opposed, ideologically / religiously, if not culturally. But of course you're right that a great many would happily ally with each other.

Posted by WingedAvenger 2004-12-11 2:13:28 AM|| 2004-12-11 2:13:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 tell a persian you thought he was an arab and see if you get a peaceful response or a smite on the neck with a dull blade--p.s. DUCK

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-12-11 3:49:26 AM|| 2004-12-11 3:49:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Be careful around here WingedBinger, there are fact checkers and snark masters galore. It might be best to do a season in Double A just to get a feel for the game.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-11 12:46:55 PM|| 2004-12-11 12:46:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Heh, the Rotweiler crowd as double A to Rantburg. G'on, Ship, make that comment over there, I dare you :-)

Posted by Steve White 2004-12-11 1:01:54 PM|| 2004-12-11 1:01:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Double dog dare ya.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-11 1:14:17 PM|| 2004-12-11 1:14:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 yeah - their sink trap is the comment section ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-11 1:24:44 PM|| 2004-12-11 1:24:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 LOL! I wuz just trying to hep. I never comment at bad doggie, I'm way to sensitive. :)

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-11 2:09:18 PM|| 2004-12-11 2:09:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 ISTR I once suggested to Gentle that she go over to nicedoggie.net for a "more congenial audience". Come to think of it, I haven't seen her since...

Posted by Dave D. 2004-12-11 2:09:36 PM|| 2004-12-11 2:09:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 You fed that nice Muslim girl to the dogs! What an evil infidel you are, Dave D. [Murat too?]

Posted by Tom 2004-12-11 4:47:04 PM|| 2004-12-11 4:47:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 "[Murat too?]"

I wanted to give the Emperor's subjects something to amuse themselves with, not inflict them with an annoying pain in the ass.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-12-11 6:38:01 PM|| 2004-12-11 6:38:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 LOL - Misha would rip his head off in one bite!

Posted by Tom 2004-12-11 7:27:57 PM|| 2004-12-11 7:27:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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