[Nonstatist]

Iraq is on it's way to becoming a country ruled by islamofacists

Nonsense. The Constitution looks like Egypt's , and is not a template for a theocracy. Shiites are 60 % of Iraq and less than half of them want a theocracy. No Sunni is going to accept a Shiite theocracy. It just aint gonna happen.

My best guess is you're a troll shill disinformation punk. Am I close?

[Zavien Doombringer]

Hmmm, think back to the 1780's. Do you think it was any easier to get our Constitution ratified?

Maryland and Connecticutt were religion based states, Representatives from each colony didn't quite see eye to eye on what the wording should have been. debates were long and communication took forever.

give it a chance...

[trisham]

Welcome to Free Republic.

[weaver]

Don't we always say our country is founded on Christian principles? Islam is actually based on Judaism and Christianity, so the principles that underlie it can't be too far off those we hold sacred. But like Judaism and Christianity, there are many forms of Islam. Some are repressive. I sure hope Iraq doesn't adopt not that harsh form they had in Afghanistan, and I doubt they will. People wouldn't stand for it -- no booze, no movies, no music, and women unable to drive or hold public office or vote. It's not a bad thing to say that Islamic principles provide the basis for the new republic, let's just see what it means before we start fussing about the falling sky.

[Paul_Denton]

IN BEFORE THE ZOT!

[Paul_Denton]

5... 4... 3... 2... 1 ...

[Paul_Denton]

Another live one to pave over.

[Thunder90]

In Before the Zot!

[TomasUSMC]

How will an Islamic rule in Iraq benefit the US?

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It will build another oil rich Islamic country like Saudi or Iran. But thats okay because those countries are in the habit of spreading a religion of Peace!

And when we are finished (hopefully finished in a good way) we can be proud that our blood was spilled for ISLAM. That our billions were spent for ISLAM and that our time was used to let nuclear bombs be built for ISLAM.

At least we postponed our own national suicide for 60 years. Back in 1945 we, instead of hiding behind words like kinder gentler compassionate, we stood by the word courage and took the right tough decision. We firebombed and nuked our enemies into unconditional surrender and then and only THEN, did we rebuild them. Rebuilding them in the image of a FREE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC with FREEDOM OF RELIGION!

We did not allow Germans to continue with Hitler's dream nor Japan with Tojo's dream. But today we allow the our enemy to continue with Mohamids dream.

Today INSTEAD of a Truman dropping the bomb, we have a Bush dropping the ball.

NO BLOOD FOR ISLAM. When we are done they will still consider us infidels.

[airborne]

I'll agree that what appears to be coming does not make me happy.

That being said, it may be possible to have an Iraq that will be more like Egypt and less like Iran.

In the men time, we've eliminated in excess of 50,000 terrorists.

The thought of an Islamic Iraq may not thrill us, but it doesn't come as a big surprise either.

[FreedomCalls]

The constitutional crises now going on is pitting the various factions against each other.

Isn't that the basis of the "checks and balances" system that has made our government the greatest one in the world? That's a feature not a bug. I shudder what to think it would be like for one part of government to have unchecked power (actually, it would look a lot like Iraq under Saddam).