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2009-01-25 Iraq

Iraq Election Highlights Ascendancy of Tribes

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Good Job US military, these guys are acting like they live in a free country with actual elections and freedom of speech and assembly, WAY TO GO, it looks like its working admirably!!!!

Posted by You Go Gen. Patreus 2009-01-25 12:15|| 2009-01-25 12:15|| Front Page Top

#2 If the military gets enough experience in turning tribes into nations, maybe they'll be able to do it here.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-01-25 12:20|| 2009-01-25 12:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, they already did once - see the period of 1787 through 1885. Some nasty periods like the Civil War and the Indian Wars were used to weld dissimilar groups like the Irish, Italians, and Germans into one general category of American.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-01-25 15:36|| 2009-01-25 15:36|| Front Page Top

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