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Some food for thought
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Originally posted by sgtclub
Can the anti-government forces in Iraq win? Some pundits think so. But do you really think the Shia Arabs and Kurds will allow Saddam's thugs to bully their way back into power?
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I would find this more convincing if I thought the author had made any attempt to come to grips with the fact that the Sunnis previously held power, notwithstanding being a minority, or the fact that there are many other countries in the world where ethnic minorities hold power.
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