Did everyone become a neocon while I was asleep? Even Al Franken seemed thrilled by the prospect of Iraq elections going off ‘so well’. Let’s look at the facts:
- Most people didn’t know who they were voting for, as the names were not on the ballots.
- Many voters were threatened with the loss of their ration cards if they didn’t vote.
- Voter turned was grossly inflated (72%!...no, 60%! Wait, maybe less than 50%...)
- Who was elected? Doesn’t that count for something?
- It’s going to take a week or two to count the votes; plenty of time for fraud.
- The US is still occupying the country, and will do so for an indefinite period.
- These are not the real elections. Those don’t happen for another year.
If we really wanted to ‘export democracy’ to the rest of the world, we wouldn’t sacrifice the genuine democratic movements in the 3rd world on the altar of trade. Charging in and wreaking havoc doesn’t inspire confidence in our system.
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