Re: Commentary
'But he hedged on his precise vision, saying a new Iraqi government must be elected and be representative of all ethnic and religious groups — not only the majority Shiites but also the minority Sunni Muslims and Christians.
"We don't want an extremist Islam," he told a cheering, chanting crowd of men at a former military parade ground in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. "We don't want a Taliban brand of Islam. We want an Islam of independence, justice and freedom." '
Sounds ok to me. I guess if you are hoping for a nation that's neurotic about religion to the extent that it question whether prayer is allowable in school, then you could be seriously disappointed.