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2005-01-28 Iraq-Jordan

Some boycotting Sunni groups view elections as trivial

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-01-28 12:09:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Some View Sunni Boycott, Farcical Demands About US Withdrawal as Trivial"

The Sunnis' dance is amusing. First all fire and belligerence, then backsliding towards participation, then the comical "conditions" regarding US forces, now "it's no big deal". Actually the joker is right about that -- in some ways it is a massive deal just to have the election and seat the assembly, but it is only the beginning of the process. The Sunnis who are reasonable will likely have the chance to interact with the assembly on the new constitution -- and of course all Sunni voters will have the chance to vote up/down on the new constitution next fall.

Hmm, smells like victory. Influencing national policy through non-violent means, through democratic structures, is exactly the situation that US policy aims at. Of course I wouldn't expect the august gentlemen of the Pan-Arab Nationalist Party or the Council of Scholars to be pleased with that observation ...

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-01-28 4:42:50 AM|| 2005-01-28 4:42:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Grampa GreenTurban is waving his scimitar again...

Posted by mojo 2005-01-28 10:52:03 AM|| 2005-01-28 10:52:03 AM|| Front Page Top

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