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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (694035)	7/26/2005 1:27:40 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

The situation (as far as Iraq is concerned) will be resolved with a Sunni statelet allied with the Saudis & or Syria, a Shi'a 'Iraq' (probably half the land mass) allied with Iran, and a semi-independent 'Kurdistan'. Seems like the most logical resolution .. I wonder if this is the desire of the various ethnic groups involved ?? Do Kurds,Shia,Sunni consider themselves as such or as Iraqis first ?? The country ( if there is one ) should be allowed to rationalize itself around the various constituencies that exist .. Triff ..

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (694035)	7/26/2005 10:15:08 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Buddy, re:"It's not ALL a religious conflict." I was responding to your previous statement that " ... the much over-due Sunni/Shi'a proxy war will be played out." BTW, the Sunni and Shiites have been fighting off and on for longer than the Catholics and Protestants. re: "The situation (as far as Iraq is concerned) will be resolved with a Sunni statelet allied with the Saudis & or Syria, a Shi'a 'Iraq' (probably half the land mass) allied with Iran, and a semi-independent 'Kurdistan'" Ahhh Are you so sure? First of all, why do you assume that a Iraqi Sunni statelet would be allied with Syria? Syria's is probably the only Arab Nation on friendly terms with Iran. Syria's ruling family are not Sunni they are Alawites - which was a schism of the Shiites. Syria's may support Iraq's Sunni terrorists and insurgents, but it is more likely (IMO) that they are opposed to Democracy more than anything else. As far as Iran goes, Iranians are more closely related to Kurds than Arabs (I believe that one of the Shah of Iran's titles was the "Light of the Aryans" - Persians consider themselves to be Aryans). If you want to piss an Iranian off, insist on calling him an Arab (a Semite) - and Arabs know this. Shiite Iraqis may have hated Saddam, but they there weren't exactly falling all over themselves to join Kohmeini and his Iranian Revolution.