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The Fruits of the Bush Iraqi Policy

Reader comment on item: Passing as Shi'i in Iraq

Submitted by Phil Horn (United States), Aug 17, 2006 at 18:21

Initially we supported the Shiites against the Sunnis who supported Saddam. Now we support the Sunnis against the Shiites because the latter support Hezbollah. What we have is total confusion, a situation getting worse daily and a country (Iraq) intimidated by terrorists. Are we really better off now or were we with that bastard Hussein who kept the shiites down and threatened Iran.

All this was forseeable then and is certainly clear now. Regretably, our only possible gain in Iraq will be the creation of an independent Kurdish state. If the other Sunni Arabs are disturbed about what is happening to their co-religionists in Iraq, let them do something about it.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
What If You're Neither? [25 words]DaveJun 29, 2014 17:40215656
1Iraqi Arabic is a unique language and not a dialect [304 words]dhimmi no moreJun 29, 2014 17:05215654
important arutz7 article [646 words]alan fleckSep 15, 2006 11:0556031
How Can we expell Muslim Immigrants from the U.S. and Stop Muslim Immigraiton? [68 words]SueSep 6, 2006 13:5955089
Newspaper... [26 words]Daryoush AlizadehAug 21, 2006 03:5453580
It happens all the times. [43 words]Ghulam Muhammed, MumbaiAug 19, 2006 10:3053444
Well the Sunni terrorist squads targeted the Shi`ites [30 words]bernardAug 17, 2006 23:0853302
If I don't stay away from Iraq... [99 words]Peter HerzAug 17, 2006 21:2853288
Passing?? [71 words]Philip SnyderAug 17, 2006 19:0553279
The Fruits of the Bush Iraqi Policy [111 words]Phil HornAug 17, 2006 18:2153274
Might just as well be a Shia. [31 words]CarlAug 17, 2006 15:5353250
Sheer Nuts [69 words]Mr. BAug 17, 2006 22:1053250
"Might as well be Shia"? Sheer nuts [66 words]Peter HerzAug 19, 2006 22:3253250
Well.. [27 words]crywolfAug 20, 2006 07:5153250
FULL CIRCLE [134 words]JAYDEEAug 16, 2006 23:4653163

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