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2005-03-16 Iraq-Jordan

Kurds, Shi'ites still working out the politix of Iraqi government

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-16 12:25:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is to be expected. They've never done this Democracy thingy before. I'd expect progress to come in fits and starts, with mustache cursing and the like -- if it works at all.

It takes time to figure out how to peacefully deal with an "adversary" -- what you have in common falls away during the confrontation - giving the appearance (to the twits) that there are only differences. The deals can be made, they just have to acquire a few new concepts: cooperation, compromise, and true common cause (where all choose to subordinate tribe / clan / flavor of Islam / whatever for the actual common good - some think it merely Nationalism, but it's much more than that, as the EU is belatedly discovering), for starters.

Another concept they might like to try out would be dueling, y'know - the whole Order of the Garter / Chivalry thingy - we had to go through that stage ourselves, and it served its purpose.

If 75% of the legislators and officeholders survive their first year or two of governing, I'd think that a clear success for people leap-frogging a millenia or two in time.

Posted by .com 2005-03-16 10:17:34 AM|| 2005-03-16 10:17:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 They're talking, not shooting.

Posted by Ptah 2005-03-16 3:32:16 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-03-16 3:32:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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