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2004-12-31 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-12-31 12:48:18 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Allawi and Yawer decided that the elections would go forth, not Bush - but this is the Khaleej Times - taking the typical cheap shot suggesting puppetry's afoot. Get a grip, you wankers, things changed 6 months ago.

I wish the Iraqis well in the elections - but they're going to have to pull it out of the fire themselves - mainly by turning in the asshats when they find out about them. Otherwise, they'll keep getting hit for being sheep.

Posted by .com 2004-12-31 2:14:24 AM|| 2004-12-31 2:14:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Asshats? YOu mean "assturbans".

Posted by someone 2004-12-31 2:37:07 AM|| 2004-12-31 2:37:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol! I guess I've sort of conglomerated the terms - like this:

Posted by .com 2004-12-31 2:53:58 AM|| 2004-12-31 2:53:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Iraqi people are pacifist sympathizers, who will 'straddle the fence' because of it's cushy neutral position to do so! I suspect atleast 1/3 of the 100,000 troops will be 'scouts' or intel gatherers for the insurgents. Another 1/3 won't shore up their positions or worse, may step aside during insurgent attacks or run away! I hope the US watches it back at the end of January!

Posted by smn 2004-12-31 2:55:02 AM|| 2004-12-31 2:55:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 It will be interesting to see if the election results in the de facto partitioning of Iraq. With shias and Kurds in control of the govt, I would think they would devote all of their energies to isolating and crippling the Sunnis, even at the risk of civil war. I'm not sure they have a choice. If the Sunni "insurgency" isn't crushed decisively, there will be no end to the violence.

Posted by HV 2004-12-31 9:33:33 AM|| 2004-12-31 9:33:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Why don't we just have them all vote with absentee ballots? This would eliminate polling station violence, although it would substantially increase the risk of a Christine Gregoire victory.

Love that assturban pic.

Posted by Captain Pedantic 2004-12-31 12:54:15 PM|| 2004-12-31 12:54:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 If the Sunni "insurgency" isn't crushed decisively, there will be no end to the violence.

Oh, I wouldn't say that. If the Shiites and the Kurds were to clean out the Sunnis, I'm sure they could do it in ways that the U.S. military couldn't. Could move a little bit faster that way.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-31 1:21:12 PM|| 2004-12-31 1:21:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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