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2008-02-06 Iraq

Mass grave with 55 bodies discovered in N Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2008-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 the "Lucky" Two that got away get to spread the terror by design..

if I were an Iraqi Mayor, Tribal Chieftain, Police Chief, IA General or just plain citizen-Iraqi I would reject having any foreign Arabs in Iraq till this whole War Effort is over.

For that matter the Shiites should reject any Iranians also but that would/will prove more difficult I believe.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-02-06 00:55|| 2008-02-06 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 The real lesson here is that the discovery was made by Iraqi police and "tribal units" - probably "Awakening Council" members. If these two groups can work together, and if the Iraqi Army can work together with Iraqi police and "Concerned Local Citizens", then Al-Qaida doesn't have a prayer. Neither does any other militia group. You can't hide among a bunch of people who hate your guts, and would like nothing better than to be rid of you. With this working, it won't be long before some political changes also start happening - from the bottom up, as they should (they'll last longer that way). Iraq is on its way to being the most stable nation in the Muddled East. Give them three years, and they'll outshine any other Arab nation, and rival the more stable of the South American Republics. In ten years, if there are no major disasters (nuke war with Iran?), they could be one of the most democratic nations in the world.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-02-06 13:58|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-02-06 13:58|| Front Page Top

#3 OP, I hope you're right. Unfortunately, they're Muslims and people of that belief system have a woefully bad record when it comes to being able to make representative democracy work. Even Turkey is beginning to backslide into Islamism. Maybe Iraq will make it work but I'd not bet any money on it.

Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-02-06 20:07|| 2008-02-06 20:07|| Front Page Top

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