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Thread #96946   Message #1908504
Posted By: Teribus
13-Dec-06 - 12:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Now Officially Losing in Iraq...
Subject: RE: BS: US Now Officially Losing in Iraq...
Ron, let's just stick to the situation we are discussing, no need to transpose things to other places and othr times.

What I have said is perfectly clear - the Arab Sunni's have to catch up to the political process and get involved, they have to renounce support for the insurgents, they have to demonstrate that they are Iraqi's first and Arab Sunni's second.

By the way Ron I do make the distinction between Arab Sunni's and others of the Sunni faith in Iraq as it has generally been the Arab Sunni's who:
- were given preferential treatment during the reign of Saddam Hussein.
- made up the numbers of The Republican Guard.
- made up the numbers of The Special Republican Guard.
- made up the numbers of The Feydaheen Saddam.
- have given material support to the insurrection
- have given material suport to Ba'athist hardline elements

Elsewhere in Iraq those of the Sunni and Shia faiths seem to living together quite peacefully. Only in the Sunni triangle does there seem to be any great problem. It is entirely down to what the people who live there choose to do, back the government and get onboard politically, or continue to support the insurgency, either way the have to accept the consequences that go with their choice.