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Reader comment on item: Is an Iraqi Strongman Emerging?

Submitted by Gandesha (Canada), May 5, 2004 at 10:43

So much for "liberating" the Iraqi people. I get the distinct impression that history is poised to repeat itself.

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Title By Date
Strongman? Remember the Shah of Iran? [34 words]Drew LIbertyMay 21, 2004 22:09
let Arabs sort themselves out [102 words]Yuval Brandstetter MDMay 17, 2004 14:29
Saddam II [34 words]TanruMay 11, 2004 20:11
Iraqi strongman before 30 June [47 words]AliMay 10, 2004 17:10
The Only Thing The Iraqi's Need Is For The Christians To Get The Hell Out of Their Country [77 words]Mike ZeldisMay 9, 2004 19:41
The real question [80 words]Phil SafranMay 7, 2004 20:56
surrender? [216 words]Javier LoscertalesMay 7, 2004 12:49
Comment on Iraqi Emerging Strongman [153 words]Alex M BerlinMay 6, 2004 17:07
Iraqi Situation [465 words]John R. PeacherMay 6, 2004 08:59
↔ IRAQI SITUATION [231 words]Haider NaqviApr 9, 2006 03:39
Best way out [76 words]Patrick CaseyMay 5, 2004 18:42
Re: strongman for Iraq [270 words]Ruby MercerMay 5, 2004 17:12
Like the strongman idea, but... [65 words]Adam C. KolasinskiMay 5, 2004 15:07
A Whack Upside The Head [235 words]Tom KruegerMay 5, 2004 12:09
"Democratically-minded strongman" [378 words]Chris AtwoodMay 5, 2004 10:55
⇒ History Repeats [19 words]GandeshaMay 5, 2004 10:43
Where's Chalabi and the Iraqi Leadership? [93 words]Michael T. AlexanderMay 5, 2004 10:24
Wishful thinking [277 words]Bill BrentMay 5, 2004 01:52
The Iraqis and the Americans agree on something [43 words]Rob FosheeMay 4, 2004 23:29
If that is the good news, what about... ? [33 words]Hans GuggenheimMay 4, 2004 21:53
Iraq....who will rule? [125 words]Kim SegarMay 4, 2004 20:26
Saleh as Leader in Iraq...and the prisoner scandal [96 words]John LothMay 4, 2004 20:04
Who will be in charge in Iraq? [20 words]JimSMay 4, 2004 20:00
Is an Iraqi Strongman Emerging? [14 words]Menahem DunskyMay 4, 2004 19:08
Iraqis expatriates feel the same way [88 words]Azmath SyedMay 4, 2004 18:59
This is So predictable [126 words]Darwin BarrettMay 4, 2004 18:58
Agree [48 words]Ken HathawayMay 4, 2004 17:56
Have you considered? [120 words]Bernard FreedmanMay 4, 2004 17:53
Gaza Peace Plan [11 words]Dr. S. C. YuterMay 4, 2004 17:04
A strongman will very likely end up as a new Saddam [305 words]Vijay DandapaniMay 4, 2004 17:03
Why would the Shia go along? [27 words]Lloyd GreenMay 4, 2004 16:29

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