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To: geode00 who wrote (192638)	7/22/2006 10:58:15 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The poorly made decisions about elections is one of the reasons that we have this chaotic mess in Iraq. It clearly showed, as in Lebanon and Palestine, that the Bushies have zero regard for 'democracy' when 'democracy' doesn't go their way. Whether any given election was held too early or too late is difficult, even with hindsight, to determine. Overall, though, your observation is inconsistent with observed reality. Elections were held in every jurisdiction, and though the results were generally far from what the US administration wanted to see, the results were respected. The constitution that was eventually drafted contained many provisions that the US did not approve, but those provisions were accepted when it became clear that the individuals who were elected to draft the constitution wanted them included. The privatisation issue goes to the heart of why we're in Iraq: oil profits for a few on the backs of the US military, the US taxpayer and the Iraqis. This is the major (although not the only) reason we're stuck in this chaotic mess and why we're bleeding $400 billiion with no end in sight. The Iraqis aren't stupid. The rest of the world isn't stupid. Americans may be stupid, and paying $3/gallon for gas without asking why, but everyone else knows that we're in Iraq for oil. This oily administration has been lying to everyone. We could be headed for $4.50/gallon gas while ExxonMobil is awash in record profits. You're not making any sense here. Are you suggesting that the Bush administration invaded Iraq and deliberately made a mess of it in order to force oil prices UP, therefore creating profit for oil companies? If the administration invaded in order to bring Iraq back to full oil production, wouldn't that have had the opposite effect, bringing prices down and reducing profits? The Iraqis aren't stupid. Perhaps not. Can't say the same about you, though: I've never been a Bush fan, and the old timers here will tell you that I was vehemently opposed to the Iraq war from the day it was proposed, but the knee-jerk ideological drivel that you spout is an embarrassment to any intelligent opponent of the neocon fringe.