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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Chicken.
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Nope. The wisdom I impart on this board is done efficiently. My record here is 99-2-1, with the two losses and the tie coming when I was shitfaced. Sober, I'm 98-0. Drunk, I"m 1-2-1, albeit, the one drunk win was against SS, so that really shouldn't count.
Anyhow, a few observations while I'm catching up:
1. I bet dollars to doughnuts (hi fringey) that there is not going to be a civil war. I was particularly heartened at the news this weekend that Sunnis took up arms with Shites to ward of AQ factions. This is fantastic news, because it illustrates that Iraq is becoming a nation. The fact that the adoption of the draft constitution was delayed is dissappointing, but still overall good news, because all parties agreed to postpone 2 weeks while 2 issues were worked out. This means that all factions now get it - A 1 Iraq policy seems to have won the day.
2. I will be severely disappointed if women are not granted equal rights, and frankly, I don't think the US will let it happen. However, even if it does, I still would still view the process as an overall success. Change comes slowly, and we must remember that even in a country as advanced as ours, women really didn't have equal rights till arguably 30ish years ago, over 200 years after our founding. The most important thing now is to have all factions agree on a constitution, unite as 1 nation, kick AQ out of the country, and begin building institutions that willl allow democracy and free markets to prosper. Equal rights and other "western" advancements will come with time.
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