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To: tejek who wrote (264646)	12/14/2005 11:01:55 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574258

"the whole situation will look even more stupid and Americans will become even more pissed with Bush and company........if that were possible." Oh, there are whole dimensions that have yet to be explored. This should be a lot worse than Nixon, post-Watergate. Because Bush has exposed much, much worse than the average American is willing to accept. The average American has has stronger sense of justice than you have seen so far because they have been able to tell themselves that things were invevitable. Sadly, the reality is that most people are willing to accept small compromises to attain short term goals. Despite all of the warnings, most people are conservative in the old sense, they don't like change. But Americans are the first people who have really internalized a profoundly liberal document, the Constitution. At a very fundamental level most Americans accept many of the precepts of that document. Ok, they, and especially the leadership, apply it irregulary, but the average person isn't real comfortable with the exceptions. That is our strength as a people.

To: tejek who wrote (264646)	12/15/2005 9:05:26 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574258

Since these elections will elect regional representatives, I think the different groups will be electing their leaders, along with a few national positions maybe only the Shiia will listen to, since they'll likely BE Shiia. The Shiia and the Kurds have oil they want to develop and sell. The Sunni will be screwed, left out with none of the oil (which is codified in the constitution - regions control their OWN oil revenues) and none of the power. This after RUNNING the country under Saddam. The sh*t on the Sunni end of the stick will be even more clearly defined now. If anyone thinks this election will cause peace to break out, they live in the same positivist fantasyland as the chimp.