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Politics : Support the French! Viva Democracy!
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To: E. T. who wrote (1245)6/18/2003 4:58:55 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (2) of 7841
 
you may *think* their future is brighter now, but it is very possible it isn't. The Shiites (majority) have some real problems with the Suni Arabs- and the Suni Kurds want a separate homeland. It is very possible that the situation will become a US manufactured Iraq Balkanization. You seem not to realize that in some places a strong authoritarian regime is the only way to keep down ancient clan type hatreds that Americans have a really hard time understanding. Those hatreds caused the ethnic cleansings in the Balkans, and were totally due to the removal of the heavy fist of the USSR on the region. It is possible, of course, that these rival factions will find common unity in hating Americans- but I doubt that will fit in well with your cheery little picture for the region.

If the region descends into chaos, or there are major atrocities, or they become an Iran style religious state (which could be far more problematic for the region and the world than Saddam) I hope you will remember how very wrong you were. Cheers
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