"A number of key political parties, across the sectarian-ethnic divide, recognize the gravity of the situation and have become increasingly aware that their fate, and that of the country, cannot be held hostage by the whims of the extreme fringe within their communities," "The New York Times" quoted Salih as saying"
Sounds like American Politics
Is this possible? Is there a faction within Iraq that DARES to stand up against the all-powerful al-Sadr, who represents the ideology of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad within Iraq, and the promised return of the 12th Imam, from wherever he had been thrown down the well.
More importantly, will this faction manage somehow to prevail against this mindless dogmatic certainty with sufficient compelling force to at least get them to shut up?
Negotiation is apparently not an option.