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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (267591)1/8/2006 8:34:54 PM
From: neolib  Read Replies (2) of 1576357
 
A fragmented Iraq is probably the most destabilizing thing that could occur in that not too stable region.

Unfortunately we are likely to see the destabilizing effects of a determined attempt at keeping a united Iraq. We will end up policing the Shia's attempts at controlling the Sunnis. No fun, plus Shia & Sunni will be taking pot shots at us all the while.

I agree with you regarding Shiastan, although I don't see any alternatives to prevent it. Kurdistan already exists for all practical purposes, and that existence is going to become more obvious and more concrete as time goes on. Turkey, Syria, and Iran can scream all they want, but if one or all of them step out of line they'll be introduced to modern precision bombing, not something any of them desire.

Its Loserstan as you call it thats the problem. If we march out of Iraq without settling the question, in a few years the
Sunnis will be back on top of the Shia, with some Saddam replacement.
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