We know that no matter who gets elected in Iraqi elections at all levels of government, religious Muslims will be elected. We can also be quite sure that the ones elected, for the most part will be Shi'ite/Shi'a Muslims who are the majority, as is the case with Iran.
Before the Iraqi war, Sunis ruled Iraq. Though it was a ruthless regime, the two nations kept one another somewhat at bay so far as control of the region and a balance of power. Now after our troups are out, we will have two likeminded theocracies who will likely soon become closely allied.
We are training Iraq's mostly Shi'a (highly theocratic) military with all of our highly efficient methods of winning wars and arming them with our highly efficient weaponry. We are also financing the buildup of the infrastructure of the cities and military bases.
My concern is that the problems we are having with Iran will be highly increased to include an empowered Iraq if these two Shi'a nations become allied and powerful.
The Shi'as, Sunis and Kurds are suppose to keep the same regions they have traditionally occupied. Since Muslim theocracies are not known to share power with minority sects, what will happen to the Kurds who, as I understand, are sitting on most of the oil?
AbE: Will the small Christian population have any more freedom than they had before in Iraq and any more than the persecuted ones in Iran?
What do you think?
Edited to shorten title and fix last paragraph.
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