[lit-ideas] Re: Sustaining our Resolve
- From: jimkandjulieb@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:25:32 -0400
Over a 100 Iraqis killed a day sounds like civil war to me. But whaddo I know.
Julie Krueger
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From: lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Sustaining our Resolve
A number of analysts have predicted the three-nation solution. That wouldnât
be bad for us by the way, but Turkey would hate it. They might be tempted to
invade the Iraqi Kurds if that were to occur because they have their own Kurds
bordering the Iraqi Kurds and think the Iraqi Kurds might want to break off
part of Turkey to enlarge its territory.
However, what evidence do you have of Civil War? The last I heard the Shiite
military was fighting Shiite militias -- hardly civil-war material. The Sunni
Baathist spoil-sports have been fighting all along because they think it may be
pay-back time and for the hard-core holdouts it might be. Al Quada has been
joining the Sunniâs, but the Shiites and Kurds have been shoring
extraordinary patience the last I heard. The Sunnis have the most to lose.
The oil is mostly in the Kurdish north and Shiite South. The Kurds and Shiites
might be willing to have a three way split, but the Sunnis wouldnât -- at
least not from the standpoint of economics.
Lawrence
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Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:54 PM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Sustaining our Resolve
Two questions for the list:
1) Iraq is in obvious Civil War. Why is the media in such denial about it?
"on the verge of", "having the potential for".... so that Bush doesn't have to
say damn, we didn't take democracy to Iraq, we created Civil War?
2) How many of you think that the ultimate (in 2, 3 years?) settling down of
the dust in Iraq will be in essence three countries -- a Sunni country, a
Shiite country, and Kurdish country?
Julie Krueger
having watched the Tower movie this afternoon.....very difficult and honest
movie to watch (cried through most of it) but came away from it glad I had seen
it and with some (unexpectedly) very positive feelings. I'll write more about
the movie later or tomorrow. It was kind of emotionally draining. And btw and
never DID get Phil (or was it Paul)'s review of the film!
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