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Nancy Waterman

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2. So we have traded a Sunni stong man (Saddam)

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 03:59 PM

Dec 2011

for a Shiite strong man. We went in despite the religious
schism, essentially ignoring it, and now it is erupting (again). And we
removed the chief counterbalance to Iran to create, instead, an ally
and potential puppet for Iran. Oh and the GOP will blame this
outcome on Obama instead of putting it squarely in the lap of Bush/Cheney,
the geniuses who thought this thing up.

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Arrest Order for Sunni Leader in Iraq Opens New Rift [View all] alp227 Dec 2011 OP

Well US forces could not stop that when they were there. tabatha Dec 2011 #1

So we have traded a Sunni stong man (Saddam) Nancy Waterman Dec 2011 #2

That didn't take long, did it? SoCalDem Dec 2011 #3

BBC: Iraq Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi denies charge Eugene Dec 2011 #4

Juan Cole: Iraq on the Brink: Court Forbids VP al-Hashimi from Leaving Country pampango Dec 2011 #5

BBC: Iraqi PM asks Kurds to hand over Vice-President Hashemi Eugene Dec 2011 #6