Communist Party emerging in Iraq

[Rob E Dangerously 0]

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39288

 

We'll see what happens there. Then again, as the Afghan war taught us, Islamic Militants and Communists don't get along. I wouldn't expect that here either.

[tommytomlin 0]

Does this mean America now has to install a right-wing, authoritarian dictator in Iraq?

 

AGAIN?

[Guest MikeSC]

Wow, a Clinton admin member supporting a Communist group.

 

Yup, that was one good administration we had there.

-=Mike

[Guest Cerebus]

You have to remember, most of the time a "communist" party is usually communist in name only. I don't know much about the ICP, but most likely its no more radical than most socialist parties in Europe.

[Vyce 0]

Please, we'd rather have a communist regime than Islamic militants.

 

At least we can get along with the Commies, to an extent.

 

Hell, we live with enough of them here in the States.

[NoCalMike 0]

Please, we'd rather have a communist regime than Islamic militants.

 

At least we can get along with the Commies, to an extent.

 

Hell, we live with enough of them here in the States.

Hell, we import plenty of cheap products from china as well.

[Dangerous A 0]

Communist regime's have had their problems with Islamic militants. (China and Communist Russia spring to mind)

 

Islam goes against that whole "religion is the opiate for the masses and should be eliminated" bit that Communism embraces.

[RepoMan 0]

I'd find it interesting, though however unlikely, if the US went from supporting Islamic fundementalist against the Communists in 1980s Afghanistan to supporting Communists against Islamic fundementalists two decades latter in Iraq.

[Guest Brian]

Well, post World War II had a similar reversal in positions. As long as these people aren't part of something that threatens the US, they can work with them, especially if they're only communist in name only.

[Guest Olympic Slam]

I'd like to know which brand of Communism this group has in mind for Iraq. Speaking from a strictly "U.S safety first/Iraq's stability" mentality, Communism in Iraq could be a good thing or a disasterous thing.

 

The key issue to Iraq's future is rooted in how the Sunnis, Kurds, Shiites and all the other groups can get along. There has to be something installed in the fabric of the country that will blur the cultural and political differences between these groups. It used to be Saddam. He was the focus of the nation and he alone was able to keep all of these groups in check. I'm starting to wonder if it was such a good idea that we got rid of him. Now that he's gone, and the people will have some say over the national purpose for Iraq, there will be (and already is) a huge power struggle between these groups. Ain't fundamentalist religion great?

 

Capitalism has worked wonders in the U.S in order to blur the racial and religious differences between its citizens. Racism is dying and religious intolerance is almost non-existant. People care more about their pocket books than whether or not Jews or Latinos care to live a certain way. Capitalism is a wonderful distraction. Ability > Personal Beliefs

 

Perhaps classical "God hating" Communism could help to blur the differences between the Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis. Maybe a secular country for the worker by the worker could keep everybody in check. European Socialism with the non-judgmental cultural relatavism just wouldn't work. Religion has to go OR become insignificant. But, more likely Communism will bring false promises and some will reaps its benefits and some will not. And the land of religion that is the Middle East will surely reject such a God-hating social system.