Trouble in Iraq?

Poliquicks ^ | JANUARY 16, 2010 | H. THOMAS HAYDEN

[Bobibutu]

The Iraqi electoral commission has decided to ban as many as over 500 potential candidates allegedly tied to the outlawed Baath Party of Saddam Hussein and will be barred from running in the March 7 elections.

Many are known to be Iraq’s minority Sunni Muslims, formerly mostly allied with Hussein. The decision last week by the Justice and Accountability Commission, which handles Iraq’s “de-Baathification” efforts, outraged the Sunni population.

[Bobibutu]

Many think that this is an effort to disenfranchise Sunnis and allow the Shiite population to win more seats and thus continue to control the government. The Shiites now dominate the government mostly because the Sunnis boycotted the last election.

This is a dangerous path to follow and could lead to the Sunni return to supporting the insurgents or even lead to a civil war.

[Mustangman]

Since the truth of these 500 dudes lives is so hard to discern from here in America, it’s really not possible to know whether the Sunni minority has a case against the government.

It is, however; not unimaginable that these guys could be ex-thugs. Ultimately, this is just going to be another price the Sunni’s are paying for being ‘dick-heads’ for so many years.

With that said, after these 500 dudes are banned for life, that should be it and the slate should be clean from here on out. Any further Sunni candidates gets the axe and I’m gonna start smelling a rat.

Let’s hope that Iraq can keep on keeping on. I’ve always believed in the people of this country to lead all Muslims from fanaticism to modernism. Some days I’m more optimistic than others.