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AndrewRT on "Iraq’s elections: winners, losers, and what’s next "

AndrewRT — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:55:04 +0000

Excellent summary, most of which completely agree with.

However:

"Moreover, ISCI will seek by any means at its
disposal to prevent an even more crushing defeat in the parliamentary elections
scheduled for December 2009"

I'm not sure. I think ISCI are more clever than that - these elections were a trial of strength between the different parties but I can see ISCI and Maliki coming back together again in the parliamentary elections. They need each other to get the largest coalition status that's needed to claim the Prime Minister's post. ISCI has done well staying in the background and will probably be happy to stay that way, now it knows it can't win on its own.

46-649-239-927-820 on "The paradox of Basra"

46-649-239-927-820 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:41 +0000

It's very refreshing to read anything written by someone who hansn't spent all or most of their waking hours behind the green wall or on guided tours or writing down scripted interviews with govt officials and passing along rehashed anecdoetes from the "old hands" about the "real Iraq" who haven't been out of the protected compounds since they arrived.

Not logged in on "The paradox of Basra"

Not logged in — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:59:41 +0000

Not all followers of Sir Sadr are uneducated. His militia provides security to Iraqis from Queda terrorists.

Bartosz Wasilewski on "Washington's choice: subdue Iran, secure Iraq"

Bartosz Wasilewski — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:03:45 +0100

Interesting... When everybody talks about withdraw, Paul Rogers is talking about making further moves forward. I don't know how Mr. Obama would tell his voters: 'sorry amigos, but we must stay in Iraq'. I am afraid that new administration (if Mr. Obama will win ) will do everything only to leave Iraq, whatever stupid it seems.

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kerrywinn on "Washington's choice: subdue Iran, secure Iraq"

kerrywinn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0100

Our volunteer force is stretched too thin for an invasion. We will probably look the other way while Israel take the nuclear site out, just as she did with Syria. Can't blame Israel though, especially considering Iran's beligerant tone.

Ask youself, is taking out another "bad guy" bad?