powerclown

Very interesting article roachboy. There are indeed positive elements to the article you posted. And there looks to be still more bloodless, boring, low-ratings worthy, but relevant news in line with this thread on the links you provided, so thanks.

It is no secret to anyone that the insurgency is composed of Sunni-Arabs, that ethnic group which made up Hussein's Baath party. There's a brief summary of their motivation a few threads up. They've lost the dictatorial power which they used to keep the entire country under a violent stranglehold for decades. Their method of governance is by now well understood: Fear, intimidation, torture, murder, mutilation, mass dirt naps in the desert, etc. were the traditional methods used to silence political dissent and opposition to Hussein and his Baath Party. This is encouraging news. That the Kurds and the Shiites are working together is quite a worthy achievement. When you think about it, here you have 2 ethnicities with a troubled history burying the hatchet to make tough, important decisions, within a legitimately formed (by popular vote) democratic process, guided by one unifying vision, as stated by Talabani himself: Needless to say, this courageous agreement between sides would never have been possible in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. "The establishment of a democratic, federal, and independent Iraq." One goal, one future, one destiny. It is very encouraging to hear this from one of the future lawmakers of Iraq.

What is also apparent is that Sunni-Arabs are going to have a larger and larger role in the government, and a prominent say in the writing of the constitution. This will undoubtedly be a difficult period for Sunni-Arab politicians, as they need to start the process of organizing and reinventing themselves into a party suitable to the new style of governance, and also show they are capable of joining the united Kurds/Shiites in the political process.