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hector459 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 08:49 AM
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So, is Iraq with its one-man, one-vote more democratic than the US?
Isn't their President going to be elected by individual vote?
I know this assembly is going to draft a constitution but won't Iraqis get to vote individually vote on it? I sure would like to have the Iraqi "democracy" explained. Any links?
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:03 AM
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1. The US plans on making the decisions there for a long time
Don't fool yourself.

And regarding how they will elect their president -- no. To the best of my knowledge, they elect an assembly to draft a constitution. This assembly will then come up with a way to choose a committee/sub-body to choose the president.

There's been no talk of a general election for president in Iraq.

I suspect that this will all get tossed and re-done once the US gets thrown out of the country anyway, so who knows.
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CWebster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:04 AM
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2. BBC this morning anounced Iraq ran out of ballots
Sounds like the US to me....And, who is counting those things, anyway?
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