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I think we’ve just had the best news out of Iraq since it became clear that the Iraqis want democracy (by voting in overwhelming numbers). That is, that the Ayatollah Al-Sistani, the big shooter of the Shi’a, has endorsed new president what’s his name and has called for all militia to turn in their arms. Just because he’s an Ayatollah, does not mean he has to be evil, Truthites. In fact, this guy is one of the keys to establishing a stable Iraq.

So far, I think the Iraqis are a little ahead of the USA in post-revolution progression toward a stable centralized government. No one seems to realize that in the years between the American Revolution and the official adoption of the constitution, the US was just a motley group of pissed off, quasi independent entities called states. A couple of times, there were almost interstate military conflicts, that’s how hot things got. The news of the top holy man in Iraq staying on the democracy bandwagon is great, indeed.

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