To the Editor:
To most Americans it's safe to say that the allegations against Hakim al-Zamili sound heinous and extreme. His actions and involvement in groups of conflict has resulted in death and further divisions and scars amongst the factions of Islam. According to the article many people feel that "Mr. Zamili’s new political role has heightened concerns that for all the talk of cross-sectarian alliances among some Shiite and Sunni factions, Iraq may be unable to firmly break with its troubled past". Realistically this is accurate, however this sometimes violent clash of beliefs between these two sects of Islam has been going on since nearly the conception of Islam, or at least upon the passing of the Prophet Muhammad. It is unrealistic to say that the election of this one man is going to stop the whole process. A process that some would say is unlikely to occur in our lifetime, a belief that is likely considering the centuries for which this clash has already existed without resolution. While the election of this official is to my thinking, obviously concerning due to his past history and recorded support in questionable events resulting in the death of civilians, It is unreasonable to say that his election is the only thing preventing the Shiite and Sunni factions from peacefully burying the hatchet.
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