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Originally posted by fallang_jeff
Shiites, Suni's and Khurds, still have to get along, and the war is not over. Fighting the war might be over very soon, but the fight for peace will be harder, and more people may die..lots of old scores to settle..
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How very true, and they have to get along
not having any experience whatsoever in talking problems over, with the spectre of civil war, and a friendly smile from Turkey. Freedom used to mean "without Saddam", and now it doesn't mean anything clear, maybe taking (and not stealing) the oppressors sailboat is one aspect of being free. The sense of responsibility that has to come with freedom is still to appear. We'll see.
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And the Arab world is still in shock I suppose, lots of remarks about and regret for the conduct of the civlian population, but these people have been "SADDEMIZED" since he assumed power
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Maybe the most important breakthrough this day has brought is that the leaders of the religious elites in the Arab countries got to see Arab people rejoycing for freedom Western style. Even more, the Arab public got to see it. The ayatollahs and such have been preaching salvation through the discipline of Islam for decades, and now here go Arabs that don't seem to need that salvation. Yes, it's a long shot, they were still chanting "la illah il Allah"... They can still be turned - and some will - to Jihad.
And still, in a space where a leader is either a dictator, an emir or a holy man, here are thousands pulling the statues down.
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...and now the mob has to be organized. this will take lots of time..I don't think the United Nations is up to it, this is just too big for them...
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This is very big for anyone. What the UN has that noone else has is legitimacy. The exiled oponents of Saddam will be seen by many Iraqis as quitters (they didn't share the hard times with "us") or American marionettes. They also aren't very much united, and I've heard yesterday a couple of them already talking in the manner "we the Iraqi people" (not an exact quote). I also heard the expression "replacing Right with Might" (referring to a possible American ocupation of Iraq).
I think both the population and neighbouring countries will accept easier UN control until elections can be organized.
