Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Common Interests January Elections in Iraq

IF there is a sizable turnout (a big if): I'm waiting to see how the clerics of the differing factions look at it (can they reach compromises despite the huge frictions between sunnis and shi'ites to pull off a theocractic leaning government) and whether the religious affiliations pull rank over the tribal affiliations or vice versa. Would you see voters trending along tribal lines as less likely to avoid divisions but more likely to be secular? I'm inclined to think the Kurds will be screwed by everyone else, although I'm open to being pleasantly surprised. And there will be some candidates running on a platform of asking us to leave. What if they win?

Off topic: Isn't a "Big Sausage" typically in the mind of the beholder?