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To: jmc1969

"If the Sunnis vote in December Allawi is back in power and not the religious Shia, that is the difference between a Democracy and just another Islamic country."

Why would the Sunnis vote for Allawi rather than Sunni candidates?


25 posted on 07/27/2005 1:20:25 PM PDT by Canard
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To: Canard

You don't understand, Sunnis will vote for Sunni candidates and pick up about 20% of the vote, but in order to form a government in Iraq you need a 2/3rds majority in parliment and there is no way in hell they are going along with the religious Shia to form a government with them. Allawi is a secular Shia ex-Baathist that has a large amount of support in the Sunni community so they would be somewhat content with him compaired to the religious Shia he looks very good to them.


35 posted on 07/27/2005 1:25:16 PM PDT by jmc1969
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