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2005-08-15 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2005-08-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No major oil reserves in sunni areas wouldn't figure into this would it?

Posted by 3dc 2005-08-15 00:13|| 2005-08-15 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 yup 3d. Normally youd think the minorities, (Which the Sunni arabs are) would be pressing for autonomy, and the largest group (the Shia) pressing for centralization. Looking at the oil map explains the reversal.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-08-15 09:56|| 2005-08-15 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 "It looks like all the agreements are being made only by the Kurds and the Shiites without even asking our opinion," Sunni Arab official Saleh al-Mutlaq said Sunday. "I believe the draft is going to be presented tomorrow even if it is not finished, with or without our approval."

Not having been willing to play by the rules from the start might have something to do with that....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-15 12:37|| 2005-08-15 12:37|| Front Page Top

#4 This could turn into a real "blood for oil" problem.

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-15 16:26|| 2005-08-15 16:26|| Front Page Top

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