Fallujah already an Islamic mini-state

[kentuck]

This is what America has to worry about. How many mini-states can fit in the Sunni Triangle? Is Najaf next to create their own little mini-state? And isn't that the prescription for civil war??
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http://www.canada.com/components/printstory/printstory.asp?id=F68A9FBE-D7C5-43C2-815E-5C2BC2D9797E

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - With U.S. marines gone and central government authority virtually nonexistent, Fallujah resembles an Islamic mini-state - anyone caught selling alcohol is flogged and paraded in the city. Men are encouraged to grow beards and barbers are warned against giving "western" hair cuts.

"After all the blood that was shed, and the lives that were lost, we shall only accept God's law in Fallujah," said cleric Abdul-Qader al-Aloussi, offering a glimpse of what a future Iraq may look like as the U.S.-led occupation draws to a close. "We must capitalize on our victory over the Americans and implement Islamic sharia laws."

The departure of the marines under an agreement that ended the three-week siege last month has enabled hardline Islamic leaders to assert their power in this once-restive city 50 kilometres west of Baghdad.

[LondonAmerican]

1. Best to let it break up

People who don't want to live together shouldn't be forced into the same state.

The US should GET OUT NOW.