US hopes of secular Iraqi state fade away

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Posted by DaveSZ on Dec-21-2005 00:37:

US hopes of secular Iraqi state fade away

http://smh.com.au/news/world/us-hop...5032020005.html

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US hopes of secular Iraqi state fade away

By Paul McGeough Chief Herald Correspondent in Baghdad
December 21, 2005

CONSERVATIVE religious parties have surged to a runaway lead in the counting of votes to appoint a government to run Iraq for the next four years.

With more than 60 per cent of votes tallied, Washington's hopes that the former prime minister Iyad Allawi might pull enough support to build a secular administration have faded dramatically.

Instead, a religious alliance is in the box seat. These parties are already imposing a strict religious code on daily life across swathes of the country and are closely aligned with neighbouring Iran, one of George Bush's "axis of evil" enemies.

The religious Shiites and the Kurdish parties have maintained their iron grip on the south and north respectively, but with 89 per cent of votes counted in the Baghdad melting pot, both Dr Allawi and his arch rival and one-time Pentagon darling, Ahmed Chalabi, face marginalisation.

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Man Karma's a bitch.

Posted by MisterOpus1 on Dec-21-2005 01:55:

Re: US hopes of secular Iraqi state fade away

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Originally posted by DaveSZ
http://smh.com.au/news/world/us-hop...5032020005.html

Man Karma's a bitch.

But not unexpected - this was long known since the first election.

But not only that, but this new fundamentalist Islamic regime being created has the full support of none other than Iran.

Everyone remember Iran? Yeah, that funny guy at the top who believes Israel should be wiped off the map, that the holocaust never existed, and a few other indignant remarks about the U.S.? Ain't it great?

We've just helped install these bozos in power, and our men and women have died in the name of a fundamentalist Islamic regime being created!

Or wait, did they fight and die to rid Saddam of his WMDs?

Or did they fight and die to sever Iraq's ties to al Qaeda?

No no, it was because of Democracy, right? Silly me, how could I have gotten it so wrong?

Congrats all around to our fellow Bush supporters! Thanks again, folks.

Posted by Lepanto on Dec-21-2005 04:46:

Why not just fake the vote?

Posted by ResonantDrag on Dec-21-2005 21:03:

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Originally posted by Lepanto
Why not just fake the vote?

they could on electronic ballots. but bush was too cheap to send them Ohio's.

Posted by Lepanto on Dec-21-2005 23:46:

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Originally posted by ResonantDrag
they could on electronic ballots. but bush was too cheap to send them Ohio's.

if that only made real sense they could cheat on any type of ballet. which is why i don't understand why this has happened.