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2007-04-25 Iraq

Divide is seen within Iraq's Baath Party

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-04-25 13:42|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Such splits are nice and predictable but are of no importance absent a serious effort to break the will of the Sunni community to resist the new order. Nothing else is that important, because nothing else will change the basic dynamic.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-04-25 15:15|| 2007-04-25 15:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Verlaine: we've been hearing about how at least some Sunni tribal chiefs are now siding with us (at least versus al-Q). Does that count in your mind in terms of a new order? I'd appreciate hearing what you think since you're a lot closer to this than I am.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-04-25 15:29|| 2007-04-25 15:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Syrian town of Halab.

The road to peace goes through Damsacus. Does it end in Halab?

Posted by danking_70 2007-04-25 16:18|| 2007-04-25 16:18|| Front Page Top

#4 The road to peace goes through Damsacus. Does it end in Halab?

Halab is just a speed bump on the road through Damascus. The road ends in Latakia and Beirut, unless a couple of Marine Expeditionary Forces land on the Syrian/Lebanese coast. In my personal, unprofessional opinion, there should only be two things left standing in Syria - two signposts that will allow the nomads to tringulate where Damascus USED to stand, and where it's currently best to avoid (at least until the radiation dies down a bit ~5000-10,000 years or so).

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-25 18:31|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-25 18:31|| Front Page Top

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