Interesting slant on 'democracy' in Iraq by an Iraqi: http://usmistakes.blogspot.com/
Mike. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: Re: news from iraq > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185280 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
