A Tale of Two Iraqs: Liberal Democrats vs. Ayatollah Sistani

“I’m a servant for all Iraqis and there is no difference between Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, or Christians.”

Top Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
November 28, 2007

“The Iraq War is a civil war.”

Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.)
November 26, 2007

There certainly are two very different outlooks on the Iraq.
One extreme consists of the Democratic members of Congress.

Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) is a fine example of this negative extreme. Ackerman says he was not wrong about voting against the surge in Iraq, that there is a civil war in Iraq, and that the good things that are happening today in Iraq are not because of the US troop surge:

This interview took place on The O’Reilly Factor on November 27, 2008.

Then there is the other reality…
The top Shiite Cleric in Iraq today told his Shia followers to protect their Sunni, Christian and Kurdish brothers and sisters.
Voices of Iraq and the Kuwait Times reported:

Najaf, Nov 27, (VOI)- Top Shiite Cleric Ali al-Sistani (pictured) urged Shiites to protect their Sunni brothers and defend them, head of south Iraq’s scholars body said on Tuesday.

Shiekh Khaled al-Mulla said at a press conference held in Najaf after the visit made by a delegation of Sunni and Shiite clerics to al-Sistani, “The top cleric asserted on the sanctity of Iraq’s blood, urging Shiites to protect and defend Sunnis.”
Sistani said in the two-hour meeting “I’m a servant for all Iraqis and there is no difference between Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, or Christians.”

“Sistani also warned Iraq’s clerics of enemies’ plots to differentiate between Iraqis,” Sheikh Mulla said.

Preparations are currently underway to hold the first national meeting between Shiite and Sunni clerics in the city of Najaf. The delegation consisted of clerics from Iraq’s Kurdistan, Basra, al-Nasriyah, and Falluja.

Previously on Ayatollah Sistani:
Iraq’s Spiritual Leader Calls for Unity & the Disarming of Militias
Real Developments in Iraq
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Expresses Solidarity with Pope!
Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Calls For Peace & Unity in Iraq
Largest Iraqi Shiite Party Splits With Iran
Ayatollah Ali Sistani Blasts Foreign Media For Bogus Reporting!!

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