Originally posted by: lozina
It's a messed up situation, how can we expect to have fair elections when the country is under occupation from a foriegn power- a foreign power which has invested alot of money into the country and is obviously concerned with who holds power there. It would be like Russian troops occupying Ukraine during their elections when they could be adversly affected by the results. Thus, don't expect anything short of an American puppet in Iraq.
Then, one can argue how can they have fair elections if we bring our troops home leaving a power vacuum? Those with military might like former Baathists can take advantage of the situation and can clearly influence the elections.
It's a no-win situation (for the Iraqi people)