Reply #1: What do I think about this article? Not much.

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"People voted for their religious and ethnic leaders this time, but it's too bad, really. The reality is that the Iraqi people are a diverse group," Kana says. "We have to bring back the mentality that we are brothers and we are part of the country."

There was never a mentality that Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites are brothers in Iraq. They were held together by a dictator, and now they will splinter. My prediction is the Kurds (even though they are Sunnis, have no allegiance to those in the south), will make a power grab and break off for independence. The minority Sunnis will rebel against Shiite control. It's already happening; thousands are protesting the election results.