ASsman
09-28-2004, 10:00 AM
Can elections be held in Iraq?
King Abdullah of Jordan has warned it will be impossible to hold elections in Iraq in what he called the current state of chaos there.
He told a French newspaper that only extremists would gain if the elections, planned for January, went ahead without an improvement in the security situation.
US leaders and the interim Iraqi government have both insisted the elections will go ahead, although it's been suggested they may not take place in every part of the country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3685994.stm
To hold elections in areas of Iraq that are unsafe would be foolish, to not hold elections in areas that are safe would be un-democratic. Islamic terrorists, not Americans are against free elections for all the people of Iraq. Islam is not a religion, just look at the things it does on any given day.
William L. Donlon, Rochester New York USA
It doesn't matter if elections are held in Iraq today, January 2005, or January 2010. Whoever wins will be pro-U.S., invite the Americans to stay and build military bases, and allow foreign businesses to control oil, financial, and commercial enterprises. Elections in occupied countries are fairly predictable.
Chuck kulig, Chicago, USA
(Chi-Town bitches)
Do the people who condemn the election process in Iraq care to comment on the quality of Iraqi elections before Saddam was deposed? Of course not! What hypocrisy!
Wijnand, Amsterdam, NL
(pfff)
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Use your excellent problem solving skills, neo-cons.
King Abdullah of Jordan has warned it will be impossible to hold elections in Iraq in what he called the current state of chaos there.
He told a French newspaper that only extremists would gain if the elections, planned for January, went ahead without an improvement in the security situation.
US leaders and the interim Iraqi government have both insisted the elections will go ahead, although it's been suggested they may not take place in every part of the country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3685994.stm
To hold elections in areas of Iraq that are unsafe would be foolish, to not hold elections in areas that are safe would be un-democratic. Islamic terrorists, not Americans are against free elections for all the people of Iraq. Islam is not a religion, just look at the things it does on any given day.
William L. Donlon, Rochester New York USA
It doesn't matter if elections are held in Iraq today, January 2005, or January 2010. Whoever wins will be pro-U.S., invite the Americans to stay and build military bases, and allow foreign businesses to control oil, financial, and commercial enterprises. Elections in occupied countries are fairly predictable.
Chuck kulig, Chicago, USA
(Chi-Town bitches)
Do the people who condemn the election process in Iraq care to comment on the quality of Iraqi elections before Saddam was deposed? Of course not! What hypocrisy!
Wijnand, Amsterdam, NL
(pfff)
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Use your excellent problem solving skills, neo-cons.