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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (3933)	11/21/2003 10:55:12 AM
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Courtesy of US nation-builders: Hezbollah takes over!! Shiite-led government in Iraq seen as inevitable, U.S. aides say Steven R. Weisman NYT Friday, November 21, 2003 WASHINGTON The Bush administration, which was wary earlier this year of installing a government dominated by Shiites in Iraq, has concluded that such a development is virtually inevitable and not necessarily harmful to American interests, according to administration officials. . The officials said that fears of an Iranian-style - and Iranian-influenced - theocracy in Baghdad had faded because it had become clear that Iraq's Shiite population was not a monolithic bloc and not necessarily dominated by Tehran. . "Our basic position is that as we get to know more of Iraqi society, we're more comfortable with a democratic process, and if that emerges with a predominant Shiite role, so be it," one of the officials said Wednesday. "There's been a steady education process here." . Still, American officials are taking steps to ensure that when a Shiite-dominated government is installed next year, as most expect, religious freedom and minority rights are respected and Iraq's neighbors are reassured that the first Shiite-governed Arab country does not pose a threat to them. . The shift in the administration's thinking laid the groundwork for the decision announced last week to accelerate the timetable for self-government in Iraq, administration officials say. . Administration officials acknowledge that elections or local meetings held to choose an interim government next year are likely to be dominated by Shiites, who represent a majority of Iraq's population and who are better organized to win. [...] iht.com Told you so: Message 18969119