From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I did read that some people associated with Allawi were in support of
postponing the elections until things settle down.

Turkey could definitely create a LOT of havoc in the northern areas. We
don't have a lot of troops there , besides they would only be attacking a
threat to Turkey and Turkomen in Iraq.You know a preemptive strike, except
they have suffered more losses to Kurds than we have to Iraq.

Bob Lewis

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> Turkey is not going to do any thing of the kind. (they'd be cut down
> faster than a hot knife through butter if they attempted it and they know
> it).
>
> The Sunni religious leaders you mention are nothing more than thugs that
> are upset at being out of power and have been, either explicitly or
> implicitly supporting the terrorists. Allawi has warned them to stop their
> rhetoric and get with the program or be rendered entirely and completely
> without merit among those they wish to call followers.
>
> The Shia want elections and have acted sensibly throughout this process,
> yes, I know, because they have 60% of the population, but they've stated,
> multiple times, that they do not wish for a theocracy, they want
> separation of church and state.
>
> Consider the needle threaded.
>
> "John Cuccia"  wrote in message
> news:v96tp0dbc7lkkr1n8oe7oet1f89vif44hl{at}4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:55:29 -0500, "Mark"
 wrote:
>>
>>>"...those are the hoped-for (but unlikely) outcomes."
>>>
>>>You really believe that the elections in January are unlikely? I think
>>>that
>>>they're a sure thing, but acknowledge they won't be perfect on the first
>>>go
>>>'round. Just as our own weren't initially, nor a couple hundred years
>>>later.
>>
>> Let's see, Sunni religious leaders are talking boycott, Shia religious
>> leaders are implying that they will withdraw from the political
>> process if the elections are not held in January, and the Kurds just
>> want to be left alone, but Turkey is massing troops on the Iraqi
>> border preparing for an invasion in the event that the Kurds are
>> granted autonomy.
>>
>> Just how do you thread that needle?
>
>

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