Sunnis Complain of Being Cut Out of Talks

AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/20/05 | David Ammons - AP

[new yorker 77]

Now we know who will represent the Iraqi version of the American Democrat Party.

[Unam Sanctam]

However, if two-thirds of the voters in three of the 18 provinces reject the constitution, it will be defeated. Sunni Arabs comprise about 20 percent of the national population but are in the majority in at least four provinces.

Defeat of the constitution in the referendum by Sunnis is the biggest danger, IMHO.

[Spktyr]

If they have a problem with not being represented, they should have voted.

If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.

[NathanBookman]

Sadaam f'd the Sunni's big time. The Sunni's think they are the big guys on the block, but they are the smallest. If the Sunni's want civil war, fine, they will lose, big time.

Anyway, don't they know oil is a finite resource. The sunni's should focus their resources on alternative fuels.

[Thebaddog]

I take this to be a healthy negotiating tactic. And then they will haggle and niggle a better price for the Persian rug for my Living Room.

[new yorker 77]

Sunnis will filibuster what the majority of Iraqis want.

They complain. Align themselves with kooks. Sound like Bin Laden.

The DNC will sue for copyright infringement.

[Unam Sanctam]

If you don't vote, you have no right to complain.

While very true, the rules do give the Sunnis a veto power in the referendum stage.

[golfisnr1]

AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh. Too bad.

[AngieGOP]

"AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh. Too bad."

How do you say tough nuggies in Iraqui?

[river rat]

It's becoming clearer and clearer -- who will have to die in order for others to live...

The Sunni Islamists from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Pakistan and Iraq -- have to be on the cockroach list, along with the Islamist lunatic clerics of Iran....

The road to peace, lies over their graves...

Semper Fi

[Arkie2]

Maybe the Shi'ites and the Kurds should make a seperate agreement and just designate the Sunni area a "target rich environmnet".

[stylin19a]

Also Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered outside the main mosque in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi to condemn the constitutional process.

And in the northern oil city of Kirkuk several hundred Sunni Arabs demonstrated against the charter, chanting "Yes to unity, no to federalism."

good grief ! these morons don't get it. They couldn't do this if Saddam was still around.

[TheDon]

Nice to read the Sunnis are quite engaged in the writing of the Iraqi Constitution. There was such concern early on that they wouldn't.

[Prince Caspian]

Sunnis take a break from cutting off heads to complain about being cut out of talks.

[new yorker 77]

Next, they will go to Crawford, Texas.

The ditch is dry and smelly.

Enjoy.

[Txsleuth]

I heard today on FNC that one thing that seems to be making it into the Constitution is establishing ISLAMIC LAW as the law of the land...

IOW---Taliban City!

THAT is NOT good!

[claptrap]

A car-bomb here a car-bomb there here a bomb there a bomb
old Mohammed had a farm! ei ei o

[hsalaw]

"Now we know who will represent the Iraqi version of the American Democrat Party."

Great minds, new yorker 77. That was my first thought, too!

[Avenger]

"Defeat of the constitution in the referendum by Sunnis is the biggest danger, IMHO."

There is a difference between being in the majority and being more than 2/3rds of the population in a province. If the Sunnis are more than 66% of the population in 3 or more provinces then there would be some cause for concern, and if this were the case you can be certain that AP would have gone out of its way to say so.