The U.S. and Iraq = now fast friends. Britain and Iraq? Not so much

richlevy · 08-10-2008, 04:19 PM

I think that what the British are hoping for is a transition from insurgent to political. Menachem Begin went from Irgun commander to Prime Minister of Israel. Ian Paisley (Unionist Party) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin/IRA) became the First and Deputy Prime Minister after the shooting finally stopped in 2006. Ghandi, while not a terrorist, still gave the British a lot of pain until he became the defacto leader of India in 1948.

This doesn't even count the treasonous rebels like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, etc. After the guns were put away, they had pretty successful careers in politics.

Besides the armed militias, al-Sadr has a large popular base, in any unrigged election, this will translate into political power.

Griff · 08-10-2008, 08:30 PM

Yeah, the present Iraqi government is temporary. If we leave we won't be hand picking their leaders, then there might be an expression of the will of the Iraqi people. Using the present government as a measure of permanent relations seems out of line.

08-10-2008, 04:19 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I think that what the British are hoping for is a transition from insurgent to political. Menachem Begin went from Irgun commander to Prime Minister of Israel. Ian Paisley (Unionist Party) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin/IRA) became the First and Deputy Prime Minister after the shooting finally stopped in 2006. Ghandi, while not a terrorist, still gave the British a lot of pain until he became the defacto leader of India in 1948. This doesn't even count the treasonous rebels like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, etc. After the guns were put away, they had pretty successful careers in politics. Besides the armed militias, al-Sadr has a large popular base, in any unrigged election, this will translate into political power. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-10-2008, 08:30 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, the present Iraqi government is temporary. If we leave we won't be hand picking their leaders, then there might be an expression of the will of the Iraqi people. Using the present government as a measure of permanent relations seems out of line. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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