Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
I didn't get the Iraq/Afghanistan analogy, either, but thanks for confirming my skepticism on the opinions expressed in this article. At least they brought the Afghani heroin issue up - and got that right.
Good points you made - and I hope you're right about Iraq. It's too damn complicated for me to follow this situation (Iraq, etc.) with the level of attention to detail that is required.

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Because of my investment I've done quite a bit of research on the area, etc...

One of the biggest factors in the equation is Sistani and who his replacement may be. He's rather close to middle of the road whild Sadr is a definate Iranian clone with illusions of grandure.