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It's Not Nam, But It'll Do by Gary Brecher

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But the thing is, Vietnam isn't the only way you can lose a war. Look at what happened to the Israelis in Lebanon. Iraq is a hell of a lot more like Lebanon than Nam.
In Lebanon, just like in Iraq, the Shiites were the lowest of the low, basically terrorized into keeping quiet and doing all the crummy jobs the Sunni didn't want.
That's the likely scenario for Iraq: another Lebanon, only way, way bigger.


Iraq Is About to Look a Lot Like Lebanon by Ian Bremmer

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Iraq's constitution may be vaguely worded, but it does tell us something important about the country's political future: Iraq is about to look a lot like Lebanon.
Just as Syria dominated Lebanon's politics for decades, Iran stands ready to exploit a divided Iraq.
There is a key difference between Lebanon and Iraq, one that raises the stakes substantially in Iraqi politics: oil.


Is This Iraq 2005, or Lebanon 1975? by DHinMI

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For anyone fearful that Iraq might descend into civil war along sectarian lines, this has to be one of the most disturbing developments imaginable:
Political Instability in Iraq Causes Some to Form Militias