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Iraq-Jordan
Hand-wringing on Iraq
2005-01-31
Iraq 's interim leader called on his countrymen to set aside their differences Monday while jubilant Iraqis sifted through millions of ballots, tallying the results of a vote they hoped would usher in democracy and lead to the departure of 150,000 American troops.
Yeah. Ain'tcha happy for them?
But there were fears that not everyone would accept Sunday's results.
I guess you're not...
But who expressed those fears - the MSM?
Sunni participation was considerably lower than other groups, a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity.
Sunnis, is it? Oh, y'mean the people the people the terrs live with? Y'think that might have something to do with it?
That raised fears
Again with the fears?
Oh, yasss. I'm so very frightened!
that Sunni radicals who drive Iraq's insurgency could grow ever more alienated.
MORE alienated? WTF - could they BE more alienated? BTW, what do you mean "alienated"? A kid who doesn't call home, that's alienated. People who blow up other people are called TERRORISTS.
I think they're referring to true alienation, not a child sticking his lower lip out. True alienation leads to violence. When that doesn't work it leads to ennui, then to cafard, and finally to slitting of the wrists, which prob'ly also deserves an expensive French name.
Posted by:Spot

#7  I prefer alienated over homicidal terrorist Sunnis, myself.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-01-31 2:17:55 PM  

#6  Baathists were truly repudiated in this election, now the US and coalition should drive a wedge between the baathists and the foreign fighters by pointing out that the best case scenerio for the Sunni insurgency is an independent Sunni triangle with no economic prospects (even Jordan wouldn't want to absorb them). A worse case scenerio is chasing the US out and watching the Kurds and Shia fill some mass graves with payback.

You want some punks? Well do you? Time to cooperate and join the team for the big win.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-01-31 1:12:33 PM  

#5  Better they be alienated than the rest of the world be upset or weasels.
Posted by: Duh   2005-01-31 12:29:53 PM  

#4  If they are not carefull they will"alienate"themselves into a grave.
Posted by: Raptor   2005-01-31 11:15:00 AM  

#3  ..that many Iraqis hope will usher in democracy and hasten the departure of 150,000 American troops.

Oh really? And how did Keyser come to this determination? Ask a handful of Sunni individuals about their feelings about being occupied and then decide to call that number "most"?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-31 10:50:43 AM  

#2  Hot damn--I thought terrorists alone were bad enough, and alienated terrorists sound even worse! Thank God they're not seething alienated terrorists--oh, hold me, Fatima!
Posted by: Dar   2005-01-31 10:34:23 AM  

#1  LOL Spot.

"...fears that Sunni radicals who drive Iraq’s insurgency could grow ever more alienated."

Alienated? I'd bet most Iraqis would be happy with that. Dead: even better.
Posted by: Bulldog   2005-01-31 9:51:16 AM  

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