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2005-01-19 Iraq-Jordan

Civil War If Sunnis Boycott Polls: Iraqi Minister

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Posted by Fred 2005-01-19 7:31:40 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gotta love it. Arab Think:

"boycott the vote in protest at the presence of foreign troops"

Whose presence made the opportunity to vote possible.

Wonder why there are no natural Arab democracies? Lol, wonder no more - think Arab and all will become clear. And here's another version of Arab Think:

Posted by .com 2005-01-19 12:51:13 AM|| 2005-01-19 12:51:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "the country itself will be torn and will turn into little fiefdoms and regress by 5,000 years,â

Mr. Naqib, that is the way things are right now. Democracy will take hold in your country as once that candle is lit it is very hard to put it out. No matter who shows up to vote this time, No matter who wins, at the very least, watching Democracy being placed upon Autocarcy ought to be highly entertaining to watch.

Posted by TomAnon 2005-01-19 9:46:01 AM|| 2005-01-19 9:46:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Looking at the cartoon,I wonder what the reaction of the Arab world will be if pictures are flashed across the world of Iraqi voters at polling stations,including Sunnis,blown to bits by the "heros of the resistance."I'm quite sure that the anti-Iraqi forces are vicious enough to do it but what will their Arab brethren say about killing people who just want to vote?

Posted by jkh 2005-01-19 10:13:35 AM|| 2005-01-19 10:13:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 If the Sunnis boycott the election and start a civil war, they will lose big time. They have Kurds to the North, Shia to the south, and outnumbered 3-1. Does the name 'Custer' ring a bell with these people. The Shia and Kurds will wipe them out and not think twice about it. The end result is that the Sunnis will end being a hated minority with no political power.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-01-19 10:13:36 AM|| 2005-01-19 10:13:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems a few states, like Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, etc, missed the 1864 election too. We're still here.

Posted by Don 2005-01-19 10:33:36 AM|| 2005-01-19 10:33:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Seems to me they've already got a civil war.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-01-19 10:48:07 AM|| [http://rjschwarz.com] 2005-01-19 10:48:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Memo to Sunnis: "you decide, and reap the consequences, assholes"

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-19 11:09:38 AM|| 2005-01-19 11:09:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 How childish, we are gonna hold our breathes if we don't get our way....waaa.

This is all sound and bluster.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-19 1:40:58 PM|| 2005-01-19 1:40:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 As with most Arab issues, reality will play a very small role, if any at all. Without someone to stop them (a ruthless dictatorial power), the Sunnis and the Shi'a will, with some regularity (enough to be termed a civil war? who knows / cares) find ways and Arab-think reasons to whack each other. "Tastes Great!" "Less Filling!" Bam! Pow!

Some will, due to the timeline proximity, conclude / attribute all of these normal and customary festivites to the elections - and trumpet them in the MSM as proof of election illegitimacy or whatever.

But the Muslims know. They just need to do some killing now and then. It's the cost of doing business - and just what blood libel society thingys do. The preferred bogeyman, of course, is the Jooo, but if they don't have any Jooos (or Jooo proxies) handy, well... they have this old beef that always demands polishing and, as we all know, practice makes perfect.

Posted by .com 2005-01-19 2:04:39 PM|| 2005-01-19 2:04:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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