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| Ten Iraqi parties demand vote be postponed... including Allawi's movement |
| 2004-11-26 |
| Ten leading Iraqi parties, including Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's movement, demanded that elections scheduled for January 30 be postponed by six months. These parties, led by former presidential candidate and senior Sunni statesman Adnan Pachachi, signed a joint statement arguing that elections should be postponed by six months to allow an improvement of the security conditions. They just don't seem to get it do they... delaying elections will increase terrorism in Iraq, not decrease it. I thought Allawi, of any Iraqis, would know that. Unless of course this is a ploy for him to remain in power, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and just calling him incompetant. |
| Posted by:Damn_Proud_American |
| #5 I read the NYT article which says that, in addition to the Pachachi and Allawi groups, both Kurdish parties have called for a postponement. WTF? What is al-Sistani going to say about this? I thought the Shia wanted quick elections to legitimize their control. Is Allawi ready to take on al-Sistani? Or is Sistani going to back down? Very interesting stuff, and not very encouraging. I'm looking for some good informed analysis of this, but haven't found any yet. Weird. |
| Posted by: sludj 2004-11-26 6:05:20 PM |
| #4 The US needs to get more of the world in there to share the death.. I don't see how this could be brought about. If some others didn't want to stand up and be counted before, what makes the situation any different now where those same nations actually would sign on? The advantage of having taken on the bulk of the task though, is that since we are doing most of the lifting, then we get to determine what is to be done. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-26 3:15:29 PM |
| #3 Sunni or Shiite, it doesn't matter, they banded together to fight against the US during the insurgent uprisings! This is a war of attrition, they will delay and stall; 'hit & run' just to keep us there to pick us off 2 at a time for the next 20 years (with total appeasement from the public)! The US needs to get more of the world in there to share the death while democracy takes a foothold, or declare Iraq 'in anarchy', and impliment a final solution for acquiescence. The only other alternative is to pull out in vain like in Vietnam and let the country to into an Islamic Theocracy! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-11-26 1:40:25 PM |
| #2 In case it wasn't already obvious - Allawi is Shiite, whereas Adnan Pachachi is Sunni. Read into this what you will... |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-26 1:02:38 PM |
| #1 This is a power grab, pure and simple. Chalabi turned out to be a snake in the grass. Allawi may be the next false messiah to go. Note that he worked for Saddam before having a falling-out. The common denominator is that there is no common denominator. Whether someone worked or did not work for Saddam appears to have little bearing on the kind of leader he will turn out to be. My response to this is to look at the stage entrance and yell "Next"... |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-26 1:00:44 PM |