Jaw Jaw Emerges, Instead of War War and Terror Terror
Iraq’s largest Shia party says it wants to talk to Sunnis about a coalition government. Iraq’s leader know a fractured Iraq will fail in pieces– the best chance is working out a federal accomodation.
The AP’s lede:
Iraq’s leading Shiite religious bloc said Friday it is ready to discuss Sunni Arab participation in a coalition government, while thousands of Sunnis and some secular Shiites demonstrated in the streets claiming election fraud.
Reacting to growing protests over the Dec. 15 ballot for a new parliament, Shiite Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari urged Iraqis to have faith in the electoral process. He made the call after meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who announced the first of a possible series of U.S. combat troop reductions next year.
Churchill said jaw jaw beats war war, but he also knew it takes a war to deal with Hitlers, Saddams, and their like. If jaw jaw emerges –and even better, a democracy– then the pain, suffering, and loss led to something.
More on the dicey maneuvering from Iraq the Model.
Thoughtful bushites must prepare for the life after Bush with Shia gov in Iraq that is best friends with Iran and pays pensions ot the families of exploding terrorists. If not handles well, it will destroy Repubs for a generation to the detriment of us all.
Comment by mik — 12/25/2005 @ 1:39 am
It makes me so mad the MSM doesn’t cover this stuff! Thankyou for spreading the truth!
Comment by patriot — 12/25/2005 @ 6:57 pm
Now if we can prevent a civil war, preferrably by increasing the number of Republicans in the Senate and House, we might be able persuade the Sunnis that acting like Saddam at his trial will not get them anywhere. If I were a Sunni, I’d be more worried about Iran’s influence after the Americans leave, because Syria isn’t much to count on for protection.
Comment by AST — 12/25/2005 @ 7:08 pm
Bush has three more years. Hopefully, the Sunnis will figure out that splitting the country into Kurdistan, Sunni Iraq and Shia Iraq with Iran and Syria next door, is not the path to self-determination. Maybe this is what we’re trying to tell them by drawing down our troops.
Comment by AST — 12/25/2005 @ 7:20 pm
“Now if we can prevent a civil war, preferrably by increasing the number of Republicans in the Senate and House…” As I recall, it was electing Republicans that casued the Civil War.
Comment by Kevin L. Connors — 1/12/2006 @ 12:47 pm