tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385205961037530446.post2000940218204900497..comments2024-01-01T23:41:52.452-05:00Comments on Staring at the View: The Iraq Security AgreementQuotable Quotes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/10875865758846571469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385205961037530446.post-31058965279242222262008-12-08T18:15:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:15:00.000-05:00"Nabil, a second caller from Iraq , believed the a..."Nabil, a second caller from Iraq , believed the agreement signified a defeat for the Americans. It was a victory for Iraq because it indicated that Shia, Sunnis, and Kurds could reach an agreement together."<BR/><BR/>I think that Nabil effectively -and inadvertently-described a remarkable achievement on the part of the Americans. <BR/>That's probably the first time in many centuries that those groups have manged to reach an agreement and they owe it to the American presence. <BR/><BR/>Many of those callers mentioned the American interests in Iraqi oil. As we're hearing of infrastructure being built - in Israel for example - to accomodate electric cars, it is not impossible that by 2011 the importance of oil will begin to decline. I wonder what will be then the reaction of Al-Jazeera callers ? Is that possibility raised at all in those shows?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.<BR/>Sylviasylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886577011652363034noreply@blogger.com