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Out of interest, how exactly do you not see Iran coming out as the big winner in that scenario?
If a partition happened, then Basra would also assume a great deal of political importance at the expense of Baghdad.
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I think the Iranian people will be a big winner in that scenario in the long run. Najaf's star is rising in the Shiite world, despite being nearly destroyed. Qom's star is falling in the Shiite world. The Iranian government's legitimacy is tied to Qom. Further, we may get more secular Shiites in government than we had hoped for. Despite it all, Allawi isn't polling so badly against Sistani's list. They may split the vote. That would be a splendid outcome, to my mind.
If a partition happened, then Basra would also assume a great deal of political importance at the expense of Baghdad.Last edited by DanS; January 12, 2005, 02:59.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
Don't know. How did Yankee slavers measure it?Originally posted by Ted Striker
Was it in royal ounces or was it measured in litres back then?(\__/)
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We got rid of them, I wouldn't know.We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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Not then you hadn't.(\__/)
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We burned yours. Listen to the song!Originally posted by DinoDoc
We burned your capital.Comment
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duhOriginally posted by notyoueither
Not then you hadn't.We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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I think the Iranian people will be a big winner in that scenario in the long run. However, Najaf's star is rising in the Shiite world, despite being nearly destroyed. Qom's star is falling in the Shiite world. Further, we may get more secular Shiites in government than we had hoped for. Despite it all, Allawi isn't polling so badly against Sistani's list. They may split the vote.
I would be absolutely shocked if Allawi's list gets anywhere close to as many seats as Sistani's (barring any fraud). I know that there was a poll that showed Allawi's list getting 4/5 of what Sistani's list got, but I've also seen a poll that showed Da'wa alone getting nearly as much as Sistani's list. Bottom line is that I wouldn't put any money on that prediction of yours."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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All y'all just can't resist the opportunity to put words in my mouth, can you? Or is it lack of reading comprehension?
I didn't predict anything. I said they "may" split the vote.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Don't wanna play anymore?Originally posted by Ted Striker
duh(\__/)
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I'm not the one who gave up with "are you listening to yourself?" and then wasted a whole page on an aside.
thanks
Besides, your slavery point is moot.
Try a different tactic amateur.
I'm flattered you're following me around again though. Seems you enjoy the concept of bootstrapping at many levels.
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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All y'all just can't resist the opportunity to put words in my mouth, can you? Or is it lack of reading comprehension?
I didn't predict anything. I said they "may" split the vote.
You predicted that the Shia splitting their vote was a reasonably likely possibility.
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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No, you're the guy who kept it going. You seem to have an inflated sense of your place in the cosmos. Following you around?Originally posted by Ted Striker
I'm not the one who gave up with "are you listening to yourself?" and then wasted a whole page on an aside.
thanks
Besides, your slavery point is moot.
Try a different tactic amateur.
I'm flattered you're following me around again though. Seems you enjoy the concept of bootstrapping at many levels.
Get over yourself.(\__/)
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You accuse someone of keeping something going by....
KEEPING SOMETHING GOING!!!
How old are you anyway? 9?
Besides, it's hard to get over yourself when you look this damn good.
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Whats-a-matta, Ted? Your country's less than pristine past is getting you down?
Don't sling mud if you can't wash it off, dude.(\__/)
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I see that it must have been your lack of reading comprehension.You predicted that the Shia splitting their vote was a reasonably likely possibility.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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