It seems to me very ironic that the United States is giving lessons in democracy these days.
Dana On 12/1/05, Michael Bramwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185301 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
