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Originally Posted by roachboy
i am against these particular elections because of their timing, their character, and their obvious political motivations. i am against these particular elections because they will, in my view, do more to harm the idea of elections than they will help them. i am against these particular elections because they are not happening in conditions that allow the legitimacy that such elections should have.
then there is the level of particular procedures.
then there is the nature of the allawi regime.
then there is the ongoing nature of the american occupation.
i think that the elections should be postponed.
this is not an opposition to elections in general, so dont confuse the two.
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Very, very true. The problem at this point is that we've gotten the situation screwed up enought that it may not even be possible to hold good elections. Democracy doesn't come out of nowhere...it has a lot of prerequistes...none of which we've helped to build. We bought ourselves a whole lot more responsbility than we're likely to deliver on. the tragedy is that the elections they see will be flawed, marred by violence, and unfair. i fear they will never try them again.