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To: RetiredNow who wrote (216733)	2/1/2005 2:14:27 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571881

If Sunnis decide to boycott the polls, that's their perogative, but that means they will have less influence in the future government. If their self-imposed disenfranchisement becomes a problem and turns into violence, then the new Iraqi gov't should squash them and put them in jail. LOL. Whom do you propose should do the squashing? Not the Iraqi security forces I hope. They are scared to death. Many wore masks on election day. In the U.S., if someone doesn't like that we are a democracy and decides not to vote, that's fine. But if they try to assassinate our President, then they are either killed in the process or prosecuted and put in jail. Same should apply in Iraq. You're singing to the choir and not saying anything new. No one said the insurgency was legitimate/legal. However, it does exist and it does appear to be growing stronger. Thus, the problem doesn't lie in their legitimacy but that they are a virulent force that to date, has been difficult to stop.