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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Dan B. who wrote (34001)7/7/2004 7:44:21 AM
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Bush's Iraq policy at work!

Sunni Resistance to U.S. Presence Hardens
Main Iraqi Insurgency Will Persist as Long as Troops Remain, Observers Warn
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, July 7, 2004;

BAGHDAD -- The violent insurgency against U.S. occupation has slackened noticeably in the week since formal political authority was turned over to an Iraqi government. But according to Iraqi and U.S. sources, the bloodshed is far from over.

<font color=red>The insurgency is likely to persist as long as U.S. soldiers remain visible in Iraq, they said, because it cuts across several irreducible currents in the country's long-dominant Sunni Muslim minority. These include nationalism and Arab pride, local and transnational Islamic fundamentalism, <font color=black>and tribal loyalties cultivated by ousted president Saddam Hussein.

more...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32356-2004Jul6.html
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