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To: bentway who wrote (229203)	5/1/2007 12:59:53 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

Sorry I was using the terms interchangeably - I didn't mean anything by switching from insurgency to rebellion. I just meant not even Saddam could crush the internal turmoil in Iraq- he could only punch it down, time and time again.

To: bentway who wrote (229203)	5/1/2007 1:37:42 AM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

I can't tell what it is. What the heck is the end game in Iraq even without the US? What happens when you try to partition a family or a person? There are people and families who are a mix of Kurds Sunnis and Shiite. Where do they go? How will that work in reality rather than in theory? I think that the partitioning idea came from defenders of the Kurds who want the northern oil fields which will make them very rich. They've been pretty independent for over a decade now and they've been kicking out and jailing Arabs for a few years to boot. How does that work in the rest of Iraq? The Sunnis make up about 5 million people, that is one small country. Does that work? What about Shiites who don't want to live under Sharia, what about the women? How does that work? The whole thing is one enormous chaotic mess. I don't see how there is any 'clean' solution. Anyway, the provincial elections seem to have disappeared from the radar. How long is Maliki's tenure anyway?