Iraqi elections: Elites to fight for power and oil

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Leila Fadel: Jan 31 provincial elections will not be a religious fight - but amongst the Shia elite

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[DelinquentFaith]

If in the end all we will have in Iraq is corrupt politicians ruling over the country, then all the lives, years, and money sacrificed will truly be in vain. No WMDs, No democracy, just a different face to tirany and lives wasted.

[cheddyrod]

If you listened closely to her you would understand that Iraq is our 21st century Vietnam and this will add to our financial woes.

[BORICUAPAPI74]

She's hot...

[Ackreti]

Great american plan:

1. take out afghanistan

2. take out iraq

3. create democratic puppet govs

4. buy all national natural wealth

PS: Soviets completely stolen all eastern european wealth - the same shit USA is doing just now. FU USA FU SSSR

[Creatorisintherain]

These will not be the only elites fighting for power...watch as the snake eats his own tail .. all over the world. That's all they know is Ego, abuse of Power, and Control.(EPC) Mark my words.

[ProsecuteCheneyEtAl]

Oops. Hezbollah *has* been conducting operations in iraq and training iraqi shiite miltias. I should have checked *before* I hit "post comment."

[ProsecuteCheneyEtAl]

Hezbollah is in Iraq? Did they get lost or something?

[Snowflake70]

Fear not my friend. There are few that do know much about her but as I recently mused, who else is scrambling for the job? I mean if there were 50 people wanting the senate seat it would be one thing but so far she is all I have heard of. Is she "qualified" by "osmosis" / by "association" / by "bloodline?"

I'm not so sure she simply is the only one stepping up for the job.

[Warnomore50]

I know very little about her. I remember enough about Hillary from her stint as co president to be pretty damn sure she has to be an improvement over her. For various personal reasons there is a huge gap between 2000 and 2003 that I did not have the time to keep up with things other than by mainstream news. I am just now catching up by researching on the internet.

[Snowflake70]

By now I'd like to think you understand our conversation is for the benefit of those who might read it and learn. Yes, I know all about the EC and the corruption for which it stands. As I contemplate Caroline's future, I wonder...a lot! Could she be "the" rebel in high heels?

[Ottman2007]

Hezbollah is in Iraq

[Warnomore50]

The president and vice president are not elected democratically. There is the electoral college in between them that does not consider the popular vote and was created to overturn the popular vote if the people in power did not like the choice the people made.