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2010-01-11 Iraq

Iraq integrates over 40,000 Sahwa militiamen

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 This is an encouraging sign of integrating & nationalizing Iraq's various sects.

Just think, if Joe Biden had had his way years ago, Iraq would have been partitioned along sectarian lines, and instead of integrating Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds under one flag in examples like this, there would be three separate nations with territorial/border disputes and proxy wars by neighboring powers to control the new mini-states.

Posted by American Delight 2010-01-11 11:25|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2010-01-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#2 There are many complaints about the pace of integration. Part of the issue is that most of these guys have no skills that can be used in governing, can't read or write, farmed or herded for a living before joining up.

It's ten times worse in Afghanistan.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2010-01-11 17:50|| http://northshorejournal.org 2010-01-11 17:50|| Front Page Top

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