[billbears]

While the Christians in Iraq have been repressed for decades, Shea pointed out, they have suffered more since the war began, with kidnappings, crucifixions and dozen of churches bombed by jihadist terror.

Oops sorry about that. Now I wonder. Why didn't they face this level of persecution before the invasion. Hmmmmm.....But, but...I bet they've all got a purple finger so that's okay I suppose.....

Again, partition Iraq and Lebanon

Yes, cause Lord knows partioning of existing land to create new nation states worked so well in 1918....wait a minute, where did Iraq's current borders come from again?

[fatez]

What's your point?

The British and the French did not take ethnicity or religion into account when they partitioned the first time which in my opinion was a huge mistake.

The reason that they did not face persecution under Saddam compared to know is that Saddam did not perceive them as a threat (in fact Tariq Aziz the former Foreign Minister for Iraq under Saddam is a Christian (at least nominally)).

You seem quick to point out the mistakes, so what is your solution to the endless sectarian and ethnic violence?