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To: ManyMoose who wrote (158693)	2/22/2006 8:30:27 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793541

Right, some aspect of frustration or even the notion that the US is responsible for the attack--people believe some crazy things out there--so that the pressure on the US is significant. Afterwards, the Sunnis try to implement the status quo ante, except with an Islamist twist. Whether they succeed or not is irrelevant as sectarianism/tribalism prevails. Everything the Admin. worked for goes down the tubes, democracy, etc., the whole bit, in other words, which is exactly what Iran wants since it will have significant influence in a chaotic country, and may eventually exercise a significant measure of political control over what happens. This is why I think we'll see more Sunni/Shia conflict. This essentially Iranian tactic may very well work as democracy cannot be imposed from the top down; it has to grow organically and that takes time and trust, neither of which are present in Iraq. It sucks but there you have it, IMO.