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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
I'm opposed to a theocracy if it's going to turn out to be something like Iran yes.
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So you're going on
record as saying you only support a democratic election in Iraq if it has a result that YOU approve of?
Interesting.
America supports democracy only if you vote the way we want you to!
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Iraq is an ethnically divided country 55-30-15%. As bad as Saddam was, Iraq was a very good westernized country as far as practices of law and economics. It was a very smart country, highest literacy rates in the WORLD, and some of the best medical knowledge in the Arab world.
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Well said.
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I would bet the farm that this was because Saddam kept it secular, where you won't find so much repression as is common in Muslim theocracy's. After the embargo things went to hell.
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True again.
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I am also hesitant to give the Shiite majority a theocracy because it is not democratic, and they will most certainly favor the shiite's like the Sunni's were favored under Saddam's regime (that might sound in conflict to what I posted in paragraph 1, it's not).
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Well, first and foremost, it's
not up to you to "give" a theocracy.
If the people vote for it, then they should be allowed to have it. That's my point.
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You are already finding them on the verge of a civil war with the elections looming.
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I think the risk of civil war is low to medium,
at the moment. Personally, I believe most of the attacks are aimed at the US and the occupiers, as well as members of the interim regime (which includes both Shi'te and Sunni).
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The Sunni's are being little bitches right now.
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Very constructive. And you wonder why they resent the US?
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You have the insurgents in the Sunni provinces threatening and intimidating the vote, it's looks like they wouldn't get a fair shake even if they wanted to participate, which brings me to my next point.
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What do you mean, they wouldn't get a fair shake? Now you can dismiss an entire section of society, as well as simply reject democractic ideals? You really are a shining paragon of American freedom and ideals, eh? (joke -
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The Sunni's are being punk bitches and complaining about the prospect of a democratic vote because they are used to being favored and it seems a lot of them are willingly and defiantly abstaining from the democratic process.
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Does that make the Democrats "punk bitches" too?
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I don't want a theocracy in Iraq, not next to Iran. It would be nice if we could see a democratic secular country such as Turkey emerge here. If it's the will of the people then fine so be it, but it will just lead to more shit down the road.
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OK, well at least here you seem to accept that the people have the right to elect whom they wish. That's good.
BTW, for the record, I don't particularly like theocracies either. I just think they should be allowed to vote as they wish though.
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Yes Coppertop I take issue to there being a theocracy anywhere, I don't think any religion should be running the state, history has proven the two to not be compatible.
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True. But if they want it, we can't stop it. Unless we do so illegally like in Algeria.
Mr Mephisto