tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post115748368965206401..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Don't Abandon Usambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157541775155979252006-09-06T05:22:00.000-06:002006-09-06T05:22:00.000-06:00Syl:Hopefully this trip will impress the need upon...Syl:<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this trip will impress the need upon the Bushies to reassure these people. I agree that many people here seem to forget that we have run out on these people before.<BR/><BR/>It surprises me that people in this part of the world seem to forget that the Congress would not give Bush1 the authority to actually go into Iraq and get Saddam all those years ago. Those of us who supported the war are supposed to feel personally responsible for every death, but the people who made sure that Saddam could stay in power and wreak havoc for another decade don't assume responsibility for anything.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157521896992687182006-09-05T23:51:00.000-06:002006-09-05T23:51:00.000-06:00syl,you make several valid points:previous abandon...syl,you make several valid points:<BR/><BR/>previous abandonment of the shia<BR/>uprising after Gulf War 1,<BR/>Sistani's importance and influence<BR/>(not least as a balance and superior alternative to the Iran-backed al Sadr),etc.<BR/><BR/>the defeat-Bush chorus in the US gives not a fig about these people.<BR/><BR/>there would be a great deal of bloodshed,were the US to withdraw at this point,but BDS is the disease of the day.<BR/><BR/>the political climate is ripe for manipulation and i believe it will be taken advantage of,and not only <BR/>by the "loyal"*spit* opposition<BR/>in the US.gumshoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567181585153569751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157515381841193232006-09-05T22:03:00.000-06:002006-09-05T22:03:00.000-06:00Damn!Remember America abandoned the shia after the...Damn!<BR/><BR/>Remember America abandoned the shia after the first war!!!!<BR/><BR/>Do you think they have forgotten?!?!?!? Hell no.<BR/><BR/>I saw on BookTV the author of the Shia Revival. He said that the sunni have lots of influence with Bush but the shia have none.<BR/><BR/>He mentioned there was something in Bremer's book about Bush telling someone (don't remember) that the shia have a tendency to lie. Now where would Bush get that idea (hey shia lie no more or less than sunni anyway)?<BR/><BR/>Sistani is so very very very important! Bush, please reassure him. Speak with him. Don't be afraid of him--he is one of the good ones!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157514780483457782006-09-05T21:53:00.000-06:002006-09-05T21:53:00.000-06:00Will Bush PLEASE SPEAK WITH SISTANI!!!'Will someon...Will Bush PLEASE SPEAK WITH SISTANI!!!'<BR/><BR/>Will someone please explain to Iraqis how messy and noisy our Democracy is?<BR/><BR/>Will someone please explain to Iraqis that Bush is solidly with them no matter the outcome of the elections in November!<BR/><BR/>Please! <BR/><BR/>These people are frightened, and want to do the right thing but they're smarter than the Democrats and know it will take time.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157486043077167492006-09-05T13:54:00.000-06:002006-09-05T13:54:00.000-06:00okey dokeyokey dokeyterryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1157485645249286232006-09-05T13:47:00.000-06:002006-09-05T13:47:00.000-06:00How about a link to the original?How about a link to the original?MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.com