"Today we [Iraqis] are better off, you are better off, the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. Your decision to go into Iraq was not an easy one, but it was the right one." (quoted here)
you just have to admire allawi either he is living in a dream world, or he really knows something we don't. all the news that comes out of iraq points to it being a pretty unstable place. what with insurgents/terrorists/freedom fighters bombing, kidnapping, shooting and beheading, you can only wonder what it would be like if allawi thought the situation was bad ?
while i understand that allawi has to go to blair and bush (no chance they are going to go there) i do find it a little distasteful that in a week that has seen two hostages beheaded, and another one potentially about to be executed, that allawi is out on the stump electioneering for bush. thats just plain wrong.
meanwhile rumsfeld has been talking about truncated elections in iraq, because in the more violent areas polling may be impossible. this has since be refuted by richard armitage (deputy secretary for state) (here for this story) geez louise you would have thought that they could at least get their stories straight - especially with allawi doing his bit to earn bush some more votes.
talk about ingratitude!
additionally they mention that more coalition troops may be needed to ensure the election works smoothly.
i suggest in terms of the election that they go the route of the 2000 florida election and then they can exclude a big chunk of the voters, and with the new electronic voting machines just give the victories to who they want as there will be no paper trail to follow.
all i can say is that i hope that allawi had his fingers crossed behind his back when he was spouting out on the stump for bush. no wonder he is so trusted back home!
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