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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (164423)	6/20/2005 11:24:33 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>> I don't think I said anything that countered that fact. You attributed the violence to religious fanaticism. Religion has little to do with it. It is more about ethnic rivalry and just plain old frustration and need for recognition. It just so happens that the faction we favour least also happens to be Sunni and so we categorize them as such. Look at it this way, Kurds are also Sunnis, but you don't see them having any religious problems. Sadr is a Shia leader, but you do see him opposing US. In other words there are Sunnis who support US and Shia who oppose them, but they are in the minority within the larger convenience brands we have given them. So religious fanaticism has little to do with it. >> So here we are in the position of considering the ABANDONMENT of an entire country to those who wish to create another Taliban-style state in Iraq. Ah the ever shifting grounds the neocons stand on! I thought you were in favour of drawing a line in the sand as to when we'll leave Iraqis to their own devices. But now it seems you don't like that option. What changed?