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Originally posted by HBADPi
Further more the Shitte and Kurds came out in big numbers, the problem still exists with the Sunnis. If the Sunnis arent involved in the creation of the new democracy Iraq wont advance one bit - with or without free elections.
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This is true, and this is why American influence still exists for the time being. However, compare this situation to the prior situation, where Kurds not only had no voice, but were subject to abasement, loss of property, and even mustard gas. To say that Sunnis are feeling a bit underrepresented at this early date, and thus the elections were a failure, shows a gross inability to reasonably compare wholly disparate situations.