[Peace-discuss] [Fwd: FW: Victory in Iraq] (2 of 2)

[jencart]

We know Bush can't read.  Isn't it a pity that Kerry can't either?  Even so, why isn't this on the front page of the NYT and WSJ and every newscast's lead story????  Why isn't this so BIG that folks take time out from Reality TV to speak out?

Jenifer C.
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>>  >>Then I went to see an Iraqi scholar this week
>>  >>to talk to him about elections here. He has
>>  >>been trying to educate the public on the
>>  >>importance of voting. He said, "President Bush
>>  >>wanted to turn Iraq into a democracy that would
>>  >>be an example for the Middle East. Forget about
>>  >>democracy, forget about being a model for the
>>  >>region, we have to salvage Iraq before all is
>>  >>lost."
>>  >>
>>  >>One could argue that Iraq is already lost
>>  >>beyond salvation. For those of us on the ground
>>  >>it's hard to imagine what if any thing could
>>  >>salvage it from its violent downward spiral.
>>  >>
>>  >>The genie of terrorism, chaos and mayhem has
>>  >>been unleashed onto this country as a result of
>  > >>American mistakes and it can't be put back into
>>  >>a bottle.
>>  >>
>>  >>The Iraqi government is talking about having
>>  >>elections in three months while half of the
>>  >>country remains a 'no go zone'-out of the hands
>>  >>of the government and the Americans and out of
>>  >>reach of journalists. In the other half, the
>>  >>disenchanted population is too terrified to
>>  >>show up at polling stations. The Sunnis have
>>  >>already said they'd boycott elections, leaving
>>  >>the stage open for polarized government of
>>  >>Kurds and Shiites that will not be deemed as
>>  >>legitimate and will most certainly lead to
>>  >>civil war.
>>  >>
>>  >>I asked a 28-year-old engineer if he and his
>>  >>family would participate in the Iraqi elections
>>  >>since it was the first time Iraqis could to
>>  >>some degree elect a leadership. His response
>>  >>summed it all: "Go and vote and risk being
>>  >>blown into pieces or followed by the insurgents
>>  >>and murdered for cooperating with the
>>  >>Americans? For what? To practice democracy?
>>  >>Are you joking?"
>>
>>
>>


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