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Lanny_MacDonald · 09-29-2004, 08:07 AM

Cow, do you need a tissue?

Wasn't it you who said that the elctions would be on the up and up and that there was no way that the Americans would stand in the way of "fudging" the results in their favor? But now we have a cooberated story that the CIA does have plans to do just that, and that someone in the government outside of the Bush Administration leaked the story. Seesm to point to the fact that you were extremely naive in your understanding of how the US likes to make sure "peace and stability" in a region is attained through "diplomatic elections".

You'll notice that in the Time story no where does it say the plan got killed, only that the Administration is taking heat for the plan. As a matter of fact "A senior U.S. official hinted that, under pressure from the Hill, the Administration scaled back its original plans." The article goes on to say "Our embassy in Baghdad will run a number of overt programs to support the democratic electoral process," as the U.S. does elsewhere in the world." No mention of what the CIA will do, just the actions of the embassy. So a scaled back plan, and comments on what the embassy is going to do is now an abandonment of the plan all together? Not likely.

And please, don't sick Flame of Liberty on me! I may never sleep again. I'm trembling in my boots!
:biglaff:

09-29-2004, 08:07 AM	#14
Lanny_MacDonald Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Cow, do you need a tissue? Wasn't it you who said that the elctions would be on the up and up and that there was no way that the Americans would stand in the way of "fudging" the results in their favor? But now we have a cooberated story that the CIA does have plans to do just that, and that someone in the government outside of the Bush Administration leaked the story. Seesm to point to the fact that you were extremely naive in your understanding of how the US likes to make sure "peace and stability" in a region is attained through "diplomatic elections". You'll notice that in the Time story no where does it say the plan got killed, only that the Administration is taking heat for the plan. As a matter of fact "A senior U.S. official hinted that, under pressure from the Hill, the Administration scaled back its original plans." The article goes on to say "Our embassy in Baghdad will run a number of overt programs to support the democratic electoral process," as the U.S. does elsewhere in the world." No mention of what the CIA will do, just the actions of the embassy. So a scaled back plan, and comments on what the embassy is going to do is now an abandonment of the plan all together? Not likely. And please, don't sick Flame of Liberty on me! I may never sleep again. I'm trembling in my boots! :biglaff: