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doesn't look very promising. i'm sure it's not a great feeling for bush to admit we could be doing a better job over there. hopefully things improve soon and we get some help for our troops.
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Originally posted by t - roy:
Yeah, I must of forgot, there is an age limit on Contour.org.  . The OMGBBQLQQK!!!!!111 is a reference to an earlier post newb.
When did you go to BGSU?
Im no newb, just havent been on in a long time and just decided to create a new name, been on since 8/99 and probably 10000 posts.
went to BGSU 90-94
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Originally posted by Antonio:
Originally posted by PackRat:
BGSU?
Big Gay Sausage University?
Why are you not banned? No, really I would like to know. Your post(s) bring Nothing, NOTHING to the topic at hand.
I'm sorry,
You must have lost your sense of humor.
Please logout and try again.
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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?
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Originally posted by PDXSVT:
Off topic: Isn't a "Big Sausage" typically in the mind of the beholder?
not if you've seen my sausage. . . 
hehe, had to be said. . .
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Originally posted by PDXSVT:
And there will be some candidates running on a platform of asking us to leave. What if they win?
We leave as we gave our word that we would leave. And we remind them that if this new government appears to be a threat to our security or supports terrorists that they (the new gov) will be decapitated as Sadam's gov was and the Taliban gov was. And give them our word on that..
I think elections will occur in January, because we MUST make them occur at that time. The murdering will be ramping up until then...delay will encourage even more. I think US & Iraqi security forces will have to be maximally deployed with a streamlined number of "well" protected voting locations, not all cities or provinces may ultimately be represented this time around but most will. Many will likely die trying to vote...but this may be their first lesson on how valuable their vote is.
I will also predict some large protests, riots, or even relatively large uprising afterwards. The new leader may well have his first big test controlling this uprising...and will likely request our (short term) help, unless he is VERY anti-US. How the Iraqi military responds here, do they follow the new president, are they effective, will be an indicator of how long we may stay after..
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