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To: Win Smith who wrote (160129)	4/5/2005 7:17:29 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 281500

<<Apparently, about 17k votes shy of getting a single seat in the assembly.>> Means he isn't all that popular there Ed Gein.

To: Win Smith who wrote (160129)	4/12/2005 3:06:07 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

That's sort of a rhetorical question, actually, as I wouldn't expect you to respond. So I looked it up. From en.wikipedia.org Great link!! But bear in mind that there are very few Sunni representatives due to their boycott of the elections. So it stands to reason that Sharif Ali would not receive a seat in the national assembly. But the boycott has left the Sunnis scrambling to recover from that political mistake, weakened the hardliners, and advanced the cause of the moderates. And Sharif Ali, perceived as a moderate, would be someone who would not create fear within either the Kurdish or Shiite populations. The key to Iraq is finding a source of unification of national identity over parochial self-interests. And finding that source of national identity often translates into political nostalgia, namely monarchy. This is a "familiar" political system for Iraqis. But limiting the power of the Monarch via a constitution, creates the mechanism for progressive change necessary to prevent despotism. It's just my gut feel, but I think we're foolish to count out the Hashemite influence. Hawk