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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (94748)	4/19/2003 3:19:38 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

I would agree, that religious-based political parties are inherently un-democratic. They have a hard time with the concept of the Loyal Opposition. <Hmmmm... Part of me wants to agree with this, but....> But you just can't stand not to meddle. Now that we have control, now that our authority is total (except for those pesky clerics who are busily organizing the slums), just can't stand not jostling their elbows, guiding them, helping them, showing them how to do it the RightWay (= the way we do it). <......we must attempt to influence the constitutional process.....I'm not sure that a Islamic party, however moderate and non-violent.....> So, you want to tell them what they can and can't have in their constitution, and what kind of political parties they can and can't have. If you don't allow non-violent legal Islamic parties, what you'll get is violent illegal Islamic parties. And you call this democracy?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (94748)	4/19/2003 5:38:55 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

we must attempt to influence the constitutional process to the extent that the only recognized political parties permitted to exist in Iraq are those who pay allegiance to the constitution and democratic system, not merely use the system to create their own non-democratic government. I disagree. It is not our land (unless we want to build an empire). The people of Iraq are capable of choosing what style of government they want. If it turns out to be different from Jefforsonian Democracy - so be it. The people of Iraq have spoken.