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To: tejek who wrote (227615)	4/7/2005 11:45:18 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583735

Sunnis once ruled the country. Under the new arrangement, they will be forced to be subservient to both the Kurds and the Shiites. You might understand why that is not incentive to stop their warring ways and join the party. They won't be the most powerful group but I'm not sure subservient is the right term. Democrats are not subservient to Republicans in the US, even if the Republicans have more power. The Conservative Party in the UK is not subservient to Labor, just weak compared to Labor. The Shia and Kurds in Iraq had been forced in to a subservient role under Saddam, but I don't think the new government is going to be anything like Saddam's. Still I can see why a number of Sunnis don't like the new arrangement. They used to be top dog, and now they are not. However the more thoughtful Sunnis should recognize that it is in their best interest to stop their warring ways and "join the party". They will have more influence if they do that. But then violent insurgents and terrorists are often not particularly thoughtful people who carefully think about interests and consequences. Tim