John posts his comments on a fantastic article by Arab news discussing the issues that concern Iraqis.

Are the insurgents and their terrorist allies in the Sunni Triangle doing Iraq a favor without knowing it?

The question is not fanciful. The violence unleashed by the insurgency has concentrated most minds on a single issue: Security. It has brought together communities and political parties that would otherwise be fighting one another over faith, ideology, and economic interest.

In the current election campaign Communists, monarchists, and Islamists often find themselves on the same side when it comes to defeating the insurgents and ridding Iraq of terrorism.

Interesting analysis, and it definitely holds true to a large degree.

With tomorrow????????s election Iraq????????s real political problems, pushed by onto the backburner by the insurgency, will begin to move center-stage. Building a new pluralist Iraq remains a difficult task, but one that is certainly worth working and fighting for.

The sooner they deal with these issues the better. Go to the article to see the whole list, though I have large doubts about there being a big movement to make the governement composed of both mosque and state, especially with the leading Shiite Party in favor of a secular government.

More importantly than all of the issues being discussed, however, is that they can actually be discussed. Keep that in mind, because no matter what decisions the new Iraqi government comes to, it will be after a lot of hearty debate.