Well, ok, so maybe it's not as bad as I made it seem. The Shiites are making noises that they're willing to compromise about the role of Islam in state law, and they have to reach consensus with the Kurds and other secular groups before the government can move forward. But even if they work out a compromise, there's no reason you wouldn't see either an overt or clandestine takeover of the government by clerics once the formal rules of government are in place.
Regardless, I don't think Iraq will be the catalyst to bring peace and harmony to the middle east. If the United States has proved anything it's that democracies don't prevent militant, ignorant assholes from rising to power.
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