tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post8539063539396484761..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: United Iraqi Alliance Ready To Be ReconstitutedJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-6087537821386316092009-06-24T08:06:06.575-07:002009-06-24T08:06:06.575-07:001) Despite American press reports in 2009 Sunnis m...1) Despite American press reports in 2009 Sunnis mostly voted for Sunnis, Shiites for Shiites. Maliki's State of Law got very few Sunni votes.<br /><br />2) Any list with Dawa and SIIC is obviously going to be Shiite in the eyes of the voters<br /><br />3) That being said, Sheikhs Abu Risha and Hayes in Anbar have been saying for months that they want to run with Maliki. There's also been a lot of talk about allying with al-Hadbaa in Ninewa since Mosul is the 3rd largest city in Iraq. If this new alliance can bring in these groups that would change its image a lot. Of course, last time Maliki tried to reach out to Sunnis (Saleh al-Mutlaq's party) he got attacked savagely by his opponents for trying to bring back the Baathists and he had to back off.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-21066689530537632332009-06-24T05:29:04.060-07:002009-06-24T05:29:04.060-07:00Yeah, re-forging an alliance between the Iranian s...Yeah, re-forging an alliance between the Iranian stooges and Jaish al Mahdi is just the thing to convince anyone not a Shi'ah Arab that no, really, it's all about reconciliation... Why not just make Bayan Jabir their spokesman while they're at it?<br /><br />*grumble*AndrewSshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092217847584427587noreply@blogger.com