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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Sep 22 2004, 10:08 PM
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@Sep 22 2004, 08:56 PM
The insurgents and terrorists are the one's that are really running Iraq at this point. They have the power to stop the elections, slow the economy down, etc...
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I'll wager a lot of money that they don't have the power to stop the elections.
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Sure they do. I've seen a few articles and stories about how the elections might have to be postponed until more stability is brought to the region. It's hard to set up voting stations (which will have a big, red bullseye on them) and lure people out their homes to vote with bombs going off and fighting going on... [/b][/quote]
We'll have an early preview of all of this in Afghanistan. I think those elections are imminent.
About 90% of Afghani's have registered (some multiple times!!) and there seems to be keen interest in the process.
The depressing thing about Iraq - and you see this over and over - is they'll announce they're hiring new policemen on a certain day/time/place and then never bother to put up roadblocks or much security of any kind, allowing a car bomber to drive right into the middle of them and blow them to smithereens.
If they don't have any more brains than that then you really do have to wonder if elections are possible.
However, as I noted above, no one thought the transition of power would occur either and that happened ahead of schedule.
Most likely elections will occur if you ask me, even if the conditions are severely trying.
It will be interesting to see what happens in Afghanistan first.
Cowperson