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to: John Cuccia
from: Adam
date: 2006-08-24 10:19:18
subject: Re: Involuntary recall - so much for reducing forces in Iraq?

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Cuccia wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:22:57 +0100, "Phil Payne"
>  wrote:
>
>>> And you have been parroting the Bushie line about the good things
>>> happening in Iraq since the invasion, yet there is far more evidence
>>> to support the contention that Iraq is descending into chaos and civil
>>> war than there is to support your claim that all will be rosy in the
>>> end.
>> Civil war was inevitable once the Green Zone was built.
>
> Even before that: civil war became inevitable as soon as Saddam's
> regime was deposed, leaving a vacuum that could only have been filled
> by sectarian militias.
>
> That is exactly why the old man didn't order forces to Baghdad in
> 1991.


Hum.

The singular problem is that under democracy etc the Shia would rule. The
Sunni ruled & liked it that way.

Work the rest out for yourself.

Adam

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