From: Gene McAloon 

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 18:46:39 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
>news:40ed777c{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> > That's bs Gene, there is an occupying force who want's
nothing more than
to
>> > give them back control of their country and their future and
help them get
>> > their economy going.
>>
>> Who took away control of their country & wrecked their economy?
>
>The Iraqis didn't have control of their country, saddam did.

The last I heard, Saddam is an Iraqi, or has Bush taken out Iraqi citizenship?
>
>> Assuming the US is not intent on having a US-friendly gov which will
>> allow the US to have long term bases.
>
>Pretty much any government we help build is going to be US-friendly, by
>definition.
>
>> > That's not what is happening, they are blowing up bombs killing more
iraqis
>> > than americans, they are blowing up the power grid, the oil
pipelines, the
>> > police. These are iraqi targets, there is nothing pariotic
about it. It's
a
>> > power grab.

Exactly, we grabbed the power and they would rather destroy the country than see
that power remain in US control through a puppet government.
>
>> Much like the coalition invading then.
>
>Well duh? We came in and took iraq away from saddam and are putting the iraqi
>people in control of it, yes that is a power grab and then a power transfer to
>the iraqi people. The problem is as power is being given to the iraqi people
>others are trying to grab at it.

Giving power to the Iraqi people is exactly what we are not doing. We are giving
it to our handpicked puppets who are already emulating Saddam. You think
there are going to be elections in January? Forget it. Not only will the
security problem, as in Afghanisan, not allow it, Allawi and his group will
not allow it usng the lack of security as the excuse. Why would they do
that? Because they are not about to see the Shiites take power. That is
something that is not going
to happen no matter what else happens. No Iragi Arab or Kurd will allow it.
No Arab govenment will support it. The US will not support it.

Therefore, there will be no democracy in Iraq unless some provision is made
for power sharing among Sunni, Kurd and Shiites. Al Sistani has already
made it very
clear that he will not accept any such arrangement.
>
>Geo.
>

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