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2006-03-20 Iraq
In Iraq, US influence wanes as full-scale civil war looms
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Posted by Whomoling Spineng8261 2006-03-20 10:58|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 In World, MSM Influence Wanes As Full-Scale BDS Dementia Blooms
Posted by Spugum Sherens5365 2006-03-20 11:50||   2006-03-20 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 50 dead a day is not a civil war for gods sake.

If they really have a civil war the US will hunker down while the Shia go Rwanda on the Sunni. It will be over in two weeks and we'll feel really bad about the carnage and politically be damaged because we allowed it to happen but in the grand scheme of things on week three Iraq would be peaceful.

We have no civil war in Iraq because the bulk of the Sunni's are looking for power, not graves. They see what will happen and watched as the US stayed out of the way after the Mosque attack.
Posted by rjschwarz 2006-03-20 11:58||   2006-03-20 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Probably we should have had a typology of civil war that we can refer to when discussing situations like Iraq.

Class A Civil War = Heavy arms used by both sides in continuous and organized violence between armies both of which are indiginous to the same country (e.g. American Civil War)

Class B = substantial number of organized raiding parties of each side kill numerous members of other side's population over a substantial period of time (Bosnia 90s).

Class C = occasional organized raiding parties (Iraq Jan-Mar 2005)

Class D = sporadic violence between factions (N Ireland 1985-2003)

Posted by mhw 2006-03-20 12:19||   2006-03-20 12:19|| Front Page Top

#4 From "Iraq the Model"
Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues  2006-03-20 12:39||   2006-03-20 12:39|| Front Page Top

#5 When are these people going to understand that we did not go into Iraq to impose freedom - but to give them a chance at freedom - it is up to them to reach out and grasp it.

By defintion you cannot 'force' people to be free - they have to seek and earn it (often at a very high price....) - that is also how they grow to apprecaite it.

Personally I couldn't give a rats ass if Iraq breaks into open civil war. It is their choice.
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-03-20 14:32||   2006-03-20 14:32|| Front Page Top

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