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2007-01-30 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by tipper 2007-01-30 07:42|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The majority of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide (projected almost to double by 2010) follow the Sunni branch of Islam with 10-15 percent following the Shi'ite branch.

Whew. That's faster than the doubling time of most cancers. I don't get the appeal of islam for people.

If the majority of Iraq is Shi'ite and Iran is largely Shi'ite, it seems inevitable that Iraq will be closely aligned with Iran. In my mind that seems a problem. Am I missing something?

Posted by JohnQC 2007-01-30 09:28|| 2007-01-30 09:28|| Front Page Top

#2 The complicating factor is the Persian/Arab conflict which predates Islam altogether.

Posted by eLarson 2007-01-30 10:39|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-01-30 10:39|| Front Page Top

#3 The notion the planet is somehow going to be overrun with 3.2 billion Muslims in just over three years is absurd.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-30 16:14|| 2007-01-30 16:14|| Front Page Top

#4 It is a garbage statistic, thrown out to kill debate; sort of like the Lancet 100,000 dead civilians crap. Remember the saying : "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics."
This is propaganda designed to kill any notion of defeating Muslim terrorism, and make one resigned to the terrorists continuing on ad nauseum into the future. Effectively, every Muslim female of child bearing years {12 to 38 or so} would have to have THREE children each within THREE years for those numbers to occur.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-01-30 19:28|| 2007-01-30 19:28|| Front Page Top

#5 And have each of those children live to adulthood. Not bloody likely anyway, considerably less likely the way things are going, if only do to red-on-red activity.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-30 20:12|| 2007-01-30 20:12|| Front Page Top

#6 do = due. *sigh*

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-30 20:13|| 2007-01-30 20:13|| Front Page Top

#7 The appeal for members are you get complete control over woman and you won't be killed as an infidel.

Posted by Gloque Elmang4914 2007-01-30 23:15|| 2007-01-30 23:15|| Front Page Top

#8 PS - Well you MIGHT not be killed

Posted by Gloque Elmang4914 2007-01-30 23:19|| 2007-01-30 23:19|| Front Page Top

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