BAGHDAD, Iraq — Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders called Sunday for an end to Iraq’s sectarian conflict and vowed to track down those responsible for the war’s deadliest attack.
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“We promise the great martyrs that we will chase the killers and criminals, the terrorists, Saddamists and Takfiri (Sunni extremists) for viciously trying to divide you,” Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sunni Parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and Kurdish President Jalal Talabani said in their joint statement on state-run TV.
A noted source of confusion among Americans over the years has been the lack of leading Muslims speaking out against the corruption of their peaceful faith. Therefore, it’s truly wonderful to see this multisectarian demand to the terrorists trying to disrupt the peace process in young democratic Iraq.
It’s very exciting to see the Sunnis and the Shiites come together – not necessarily will the terrorists LISTEN to them, obviously, but their unified message represents (we can hope) the beginning of Muslims speaking out against terrorists – the sooner Iraqis recognize just who the bad guys are, the sooner they can defend themselves. Our boys and girls will be home, and the world will have another democracy.
We are all hoping for this outcome – but can it come soon enough?
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