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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (165110)6/30/2005 9:29:42 PM
From: Keith Feral  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
You have to seperate the insurgents from the jihadi supremists. There are Muslim groups like the Shi'a and the Kurds that have been subjected to Sunni influence and radical fundamentalists in the are. Inside of Iraq, it would be foolish to say these groups did not want Bush to remove the Baathist regime from power. They were subjected to a second class position, having their homes and priveleges taken from them in some instances. Obviously, they do not want the US from taking control of the government and telling them how to write their constitution. Otherwise, they realize they need the support of the US to put down the inter Muslim opposition to the new government in Iraq.

The second group of insurgents are the self righteous Salafi Jihadis. They are a branch of the Sunni majority at large. The Sunnis are the overwhelming majority in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and most of the other fundamentalist states in the ME. They are committed to the purification of Islam and treat everyone else as a potential target of their hostility. They don't consider Shiites as a real part of Islam.

Iran is a fundamentalist Shiite state. The development of a Shiite government in Iraq gives the Shiite population a much larger presence in between Afghanistan and Pakistan Sunni populations to the East and the Sunni majorities to the West and the South into Saudi Arabia. The Shiites have also been liberated from the Sunni occupation of Lebanon which is host to a newly liberated Shiite government. The return of land to the Palestinians in Israel is a welcome opportunity for the Shiite Palestinians.

Am I missing something or is the balance of power working out to reflect a much better situation for the Shiite Muslims that have been systematically repressed by radical Sunni influence? The hard part in Iraq is protecting the Sunni population from becoming alienated from the goverment. Shiites and Kurds have been amazingly patient with the inter Muslim terrorism. They clearly realize the delicate balance of power would be crushed by Sunni influence from all of the insurgents that are doing harm to their people in Iraq right now.

What is most difficult is establishing this delicate balance of power without pushing the powder keg too far. Sure, we probably have a satellite focused on OBL right now for 24/7 coverage by the CIA. We sure aren't going into Pakistan to remove him by force, otherwise it would incite the 100 million Sunnis in that country to more jihadi behavior.
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