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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Then why is there so much hatred between the Sunnis and shias. And both of them with the Kurds. Since Iraqi is a tag that came with the cobbling together Iraq, of three enemies, by outside forces, there's really no grounds for national heritage or pride. Make a democracy implausible.  |
Iraq was more secular than the countries around it, which isn't saying much.
I think there wasn't much violence because it was suppressed under the rule of Saddam.