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To: one_less who wrote (48882)	6/11/2004 11:06:30 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Sheikhs seem to hold the key to success in Iraq, but the US has put key tribal figures offside, theage.com.au <font color=green> In the new Iraq, the US is caught in pincers of its own making, between the tribes and the mosque. The Americans thought that both of these powers could be ignored as they dreamily set about crafting a secular administration that would be dominated by the hand-picked exiles Washington had airlifted into the country as the dust of war settled. They feared that if liberated Iraqis were left to their own devices, the mullahs would demand an Iranian-style theocracy and the tribesmen would emulate the Afghan warlords with whom the US was still wrestling further to the east. These assumptions denied many tribal leaders a seat at the table. The decision to exclude them has come at a huge cost.</font> smh.com.au