Top Sunni Muslim group calls on Sunnis to quit Iraqi government and parliament

AP ^ | 11/17/06

[TexKat]

BAGHDAD, Iraq: The Association of Muslim Scholars on Friday called on Sunni politicians to quit the government and parliament, a day after the Shiite interior minister issued an arrest warrant for the association's leader.

Association spokesman Abdul-Salam al-Kubaisi said the arrest warrant was a cover for "the acts of the government's security agencies that kill dozens of Iraqis every day."

[TexKat]

Senior Clerics of the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq, Abdul Salam al-Kubaisi, right, and Ibrahim al-Modrris deliver a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005.[AP]

[TexKat]

Top Sunni Muslim group calls on Sunnis to quit Iraqi government and parliament ping.

[Paladin2]

Make Saudi Arabia incorporate Anbar Provence.

[tobyhill]

Good, let them quit! Even though the Shiites have been arming the militias the Sunnis have been harboring Al-Qaeda.

[jmc1969]

Please don't speak as if all Sunnis are the same. The Sunnis who are in the government now have had their families targeted by al-Qaeda and will not heed this call by the MSA which from day one boycotted the political process.

[tobyhill]

The Sunnis know who are harboring the terrorist and I'm sorry but I have this suspicion that there are Sunni Politicians involved. If the Sunni Politicians are being blackmailed by the Al-Qaeda type terrorist then they need to get their families out of harms way and in the strongest terms possible condemn all terrorism and anyone harboring them whether it be Shiite, Sunni, Kurd, etc. Get on board the Unified Iraq train and learn to accept that they are now the minority group before that train leaves the station. I have heard very little out of the Sunnis mouths except excuses why the violence is occurring and at least 75% of all US and Coalition deaths are occurring in Sunni controlled areas even though they say they want us to stay to help protect them from the Shiites. They can't have it both ways, killing our troops and asking for help at the same time.

[jmc1969]

There is a civil war occuring in Western Iraq between pro al-Qaeda tribes and anti al-Qaeda tribes. The over all politicians in Baghdad don't have real power in their community the Sunni tribal leaders do.

[tobyhill]

If the Anti-Al-Qaeda tribes were winning against Al-Qaeda then I have to wonder why we are sending 2,300 more Marines to the area? If Al-Qaeda is winning, even with their claim of 12,000 fighters which I don't believe they have that many, then I have no doubt that there is some assistance for Al-Qaeda coming from inside the Iraqi Government.

[jmc1969]

I never said anti al-Qaeda tribes are winning, I said they are locked in a violent battle. The pro al-Qaeda tribes have a big advantage in that they are being given far better weapons by al-Qaeda and Syria. The anti-Qaeda tribes are not being armed by the US.

[jmc1969]

I never said anti al-Qaeda tribes are winning, I said they are locked in a violent battle. The pro al-Qaeda tribes have a big advantage in that they are being given far better weapons by al-Qaeda and Syria. The anti-Qaeda tribes are not being armed by the US.

[jmc1969]

If you want one thing we should be doing differently read it here

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grmetro_article.aspx?storyid=65162

[tobyhill]

Very interesting article and it sounds like there are some very honorable Sunnis serving their country in that area that needs some help but I still believe there are Sunni Politicians in the central government assisting Al-Qaeda. If there was something I would do for that area it would be to send in 25,000 Marines to that area, go town to town, mosque to mosque, door to door and clear out the terrorist and supporters once and for all.

[jmc1969]

There are some Sunnis political leaders like the MSA that are supportive of the insurgents, but like the Shia community is about their support of Iran the Sunni community is deeply divided.

There are many very heroic secular Sunnis, but we have left the Iraqi Shia led government up to arming and paying them and the Iraqi government does neither.

So how can anti al-Qaeda Sunnis fight when they are getting no money or support from the Iraqi government, the US, or any foreign power while the insurgency gets tons of money and support from around the Middle East.

[tobyhill]

How do they get the money to fight Al-Qaeda? Very good question and this is where the politicians loyalty to the government needs to come first. My belief is that some of the Sunni Politicians have turned to and are supporting the Al-Qaeda type because they don't want fairness, they want it all and will go to any measures to get it all. The Sunni Politicians that have been supporting Al-Qaeda and vice-versa created the Anbar problem for 2 reasons, drive America out and retake the country. If these Sunni Politicians that are supported of or by Al-Qaeda would leave the Government and allow someone that will ask the Shiites for fair help then that would go a long way with the reconciliation. At this same time the Shiites and Sunnis are really negotiating help for the Sunni areas we need to be wiping out the terrorist elements in Anbar. As for Sadr and Iran, Malaki needs to make it clear to them that they don't mind the help but revenge is not helping the reconciliation and if their obstruction continues Sadr will be dealt with militarily and Iran will have all diplomats removed from Iraq and all communications ceased between the two. The oil revenue from Iraq alone is far greater than the insurgency could get from foreign support and for the Sunnis even getting 20% of the oil revenue makes them very rich but I believe this is more the excuse to keep battling the new government than the reason. If the Sunnis were really interested in reconciliation then they could probably negotiate the oil revenue to 25-30% of the total and probably get it but like I said, they're not interested in reconciliation, they want control of the country and have probably been offered high profile positions by Al-Qaeda.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Texkat.

al-Qaeda is the Arabian terrorist outfit, supported by Saudi Arabia; the Shiite-heads in Iran back the Shiite militias. Iraq is the battlefield. As long as the oil money keeps flowing to the despotates of OPEC (and that includes Chavez in Venezuela) and Russia, worldwide terrorism will continue.

[dr_who_2]

I take it that their actions will reflect their Sunni disposition.

[TexKat]

Nice!