Oh, Robert, pshaw. I posted the Guardian story because it was the most recent story on the subject on Google News at the time.
> How can you say that when the Iraqi people have now voted in two democratic > elections and are preparing for a third, to elect a government? What is your > benchmark for a working democracy? one in which everyone gets to vote (hey, wait a minute) > I said it before and I'll say it again, you (and many others) are just bound > and determined to call Iraq a failure, facts be damned. Is Iraq Switzerland? > No. But I would rate the situation in Iraq as better than the situation in > Colombia, where the federal government only controls about 50% of the > country. Do you regard Colombia as a failed state? yes, actually ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185273 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
