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Originally Posted by cmac2012
I'm not nuts about the guy but I'm not surprised that any one guy has been unable to somehow heal centuries of bizarre, pathological hatreds.
The next days and years could well be very strange: Uncle Sam spilling blood and treasure while the good people of Iraq continue to do about the best they apparently can, which is not much for a variety of reasons, none of which I see rectifying themselves any time soon.
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Read the history of Iraq: The various factions have usually gotten along rather well, interrupted by occasional orgies of violence among the various groups, depending on who is in ascendency. Not unlike what has happened in China or India for the past 4,000 years, give or take 1,000.
The point is that once the Muslim expansion conquered a nation and killed-off the wealthy and ruling classes, they were usually rather benignly disposed toward the vassal states and let them run themselves. However, when the caliphate was weak or up for grabs the factions played the minority card inciting violence at or from the various minorities toward the opposing faction trying to control the caliphate. Whichever side won the caliphate didn't matter. Once in power they would oppress the minorities until they were thoroughly subjugated and peace would reign until the next political paroxysm in the caliphate. Repeat for 1400 years.
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