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By Juan Cole
The US faced a dilemma in Iraq. It needed to have new provincial elections in an attempt to mollify the Sunni Arabs, especially in Sunni-majority provinces like Diyala, which has nevertheless been ruled by the Shiite Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. But if they have provincial elections, their chief ally, the Islamic Supreme Council, might well lose southern provinces to the Sadr Movement.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19625.htm
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Posted by thehughman1 on 2008-04-01 19:10:00 | Rating: | Views: 29
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