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2005-02-15 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-15 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Heh. Dubya wasn't the only one predicting the losers would fold before they completely slit their own throats. Even more amusing is the idiot media's parroting of the nonsense from the genocide-and-theft crowd, at every turn painting the Sunnis as some pitiable beleaguered minority instead of a group that's lucky to be breathing after the s**t they supported or countenanced.

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-02-15 2:03:08 AM|| 2005-02-15 2:03:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Let the Sunni cry us a bend in the River!

...The ground has shifted so fast from under the MSM, the only thing keeping them up is hot air!

Posted by Raed all about it ! 2005-02-15 3:10:30 AM|| 2005-02-15 3:10:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well maybe the Sunni will blame the Association of Muslim ~~ass clowns~~ Scholars for their stupidity. Didn't vote? Don't bitch. Every effort was made to allow those who wanted to vote to do so even Sunni's.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-15 3:22:44 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-15 3:22:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 what makes me think that Iraq is going to make it is their response to the Sunni's. It's clear they are trying to set up a govn't that will work in the long run. You think they'd be itching at the trigger finger after what the Baathist's have put them through. Impressive.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-15 4:09:39 AM|| 2005-02-15 4:09:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Two things that surprise and impress me(1)The restraint shown by the Kurds and Shites(2)Given Arab propensity to blame the other guy,Sunnie admision that they made a mistake in not particapating in the election is trully amazeing.

Posted by raptor 2005-02-15 8:24:07 AM|| 2005-02-15 8:24:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 can someone tell me what the hell is wrong with these ppl? Seems too me they make the stupidest damn decisions everytime they turn around

Posted by Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-02-15 8:26:29 AM|| 2005-02-15 8:26:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 These are the people the anti-overthrow crowd told us couldn't handle democracy and that it was stupid to try foisting it on them (cos they're darkish skinned and speak funny, presumably). Turned out the majority embraced democracy with great enthusiasm and the rest have taken a further two weeks to catch on...

Posted by Bulldog 2005-02-15 8:31:55 AM|| 2005-02-15 8:31:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Heh. The F**kin' Duh of the Century.

Posted by .com 2005-02-15 10:38:02 AM|| 2005-02-15 10:38:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 The Colorado Springs Gazette political cartoonist, Chuck Asay, had a take on this in last Thursday's cartoon.

Posted by GK 2005-02-15 10:52:37 AM|| 2005-02-15 10:52:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 OOPS. Try this and pull up 2/10/05.
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/politicalcartoons/pccartoons/archives/asay.asp?Action=GetImage

Posted by GK 2005-02-15 10:56:15 AM|| 2005-02-15 10:56:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think the "engineer" and the "motorman" have the right idea...

FULL SPEED AHEAD...

Of course, the ACLU wants to sue if any those three running fools drops dead of a heart attack...

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-15 12:12:32 PM|| 2005-02-15 12:12:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 "Better luck next election!"

(schmucks...)

Posted by mojo 2005-02-15 4:33:09 PM|| 2005-02-15 4:33:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 ..Sunnie admision that they made a mistake in not particapating in the election is trully amazeing.

All very nice, but this should not be a reason for anyone to allow the Sunnis to have anything more than a secondary voice in the drafting of a constitution. Since they decided to forego large-scale participation in the just-concluded election process, then they have to live with the consequences of their decisions.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-15 7:25:13 PM|| 2005-02-15 7:25:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 You snooze, you lose ...

Posted by AJackson 2005-02-15 10:53:18 PM|| 2005-02-15 10:53:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I agree that you cannot just shut out the Sunnis, but then again you cannot give them the full meal deal after they refused the menu. If some secondary Sunni voice in the formation of a new government can be had without derailing the process made by the courageous participants in the election, then a giant step has been made. It is my hope that the Iraqis will be able to build on this. Each time they take steps like the election, and subsequent parliamentary processes, the stronger the nation becomes. The stakes are high, but we have a good start.

Now we just have to keep Iran's dirty little hands out of the soup. And an eye on the Saudis. And the Iranian's little dog Syria, too.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-02-15 11:00:20 PM|| 2005-02-15 11:00:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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