Come January Will Iraqis Vote Like Us ???

[Drift3r]

Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

 

[Moonbeam]

I think you mean not like us. We voted for evil rather than somebody really religious.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I think you mean not like us. We voted for evil rather than somebody really religious.

Yeah, please put "moral" in quotations. Moral != religious = george bush.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

Allawi doesn't stand a chance. He is wildely reviled and seen as a US puppet. He is nowhere nearly as like as Karzai was in Afghanistan. The election in Iraq will be quite dangerous becuase there are so few nationally recognized leaders in Iraq other than the imans. The clerics may win even if they're not widely supported because hardly any other candidates are well known.

 

[Drift3r]

Come on people don't be afraid now. Put your money were your collective mouths are and vote.

 

[Rogue]

As is the policy here in the P&N forums, more people will avoid making a real decision because it may come back to bite them in their stupid asses. I voted yes. Iraq is not ready for a true Democracy. Religion is still too strong in their society.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

The first election (so called) isn't a direct election of a president anyway. There will be a 275 member council that will choose a president. I have read that there may be direct elections later though.

 

[0marTheZealot]

anyone who thinks there will be free elections in janurary is a fool.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

Depends on what you mean by "radical Islamists". The people who fit my definition of your phrase won't recognize the validity of the elections, and so won't vote. They'll try to prevent the elections; failing that, they'll try to disrupt them; failing that, they'll try to invalidate the results; failing that, they'll go for civil war. What have they got to lose?

 

[Drift3r]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

Depends on what you mean by "radical Islamists". The people who fit my definition of your phrase won't recognize the validity of the elections, and so won't vote. They'll try to prevent the elections; failing that, they'll try to disrupt them; failing that, they'll try to invalidate the results; failing that, they'll go for civil war. What have they got to lose?

So the Shiites who are mostly pro-Iranian in Iraq who want pro-Islamic goverment in the same style are not extremists ? The groups like Sadr's people are well prepared to go out and vote in the elections. In fact they are a force to be reckoned with politically. Go ahead and try to buy a beer in the Shiite areas and see what happens.

 

[BBond]

I voted no. Iraqis won't vote 'like us' because we didn't vote for who is more religious or moral. We voted for who best used fear.

They will vote like us in one respect, however. Their election will be rigged just like ours was.

 

[JacobJ]

Dude

elections in January?

either too many cities will be war zones,
or the citizens will be too afraid to go to the polling stations
or they'll simply refuse to vote
or no independent election monitors will be brave enough to be there
or maybe the insurgents will stop fighting and everyone will live in happy rainbow land.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: Rogue
As is the policy here in the P&N forums, more people will avoid making a real decision because it may come back to bite them in their stupid asses. I voted yes. Iraq is not ready for a true Democracy. Religion is still too strong in their society.

This is the middle east my friend. Religion has always played a very big deal since the beginning. It is naive to think that religion will never play a big role in the middle east. Always has, and always will. We can't expect Iraq to be a carbon copy of our society and government~

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: Drift3r

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Will the radical Islamist vote turn the tide in the elections like the radical Born-Again vote did in the US ?? If so then Allawi doesn't stand a chance in the elections.

Depends on what you mean by "radical Islamists". The people who fit my definition of your phrase won't recognize the validity of the elections, and so won't vote. They'll try to prevent the elections; failing that, they'll try to disrupt them; failing that, they'll try to invalidate the results; failing that, they'll go for civil war. What have they got to lose?

So the Shiites who are mostly pro-Iranian in Iraq who want pro-Islamic goverment in the same style are not extremists ? The groups like Sadr's people are well prepared to go out and vote in the elections. In fact they are a force to be reckoned with politically. Go ahead and try to buy a beer in the Shiite areas and see what happens.

I don't care what kind of government they vote for. As long as they vote with ballots, not bullets.

 

[0marTheZealot]

There aren't going to be free elections. Watch, the American backed top candidate will win this. Much like Karzai won the Afghan election. Funny how our guys keeps on winning.