--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 10/22/06 12:53:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Gee, what an enlightened outlook all of a sudden from the US who had > no problem currently or previously supporting Mubarak in Egypt- > military dictatorship, The House of Saud- oligargical dictatorship, > Shah of Iran- dictatorship, and Saddam in Iraq- dictatorship. Ah > yes, the freedom we yearn for in the Middle East! Alarming naivete. > > The only thing we want in Iraq is a puppet government that gives us > reliable access to Iraqi oil, without creating waves in the Middle > East. A stable dictatorship would be just fine with Cheney/Bush. > > > > > Yes Mubarak, the House of Saud, The Shah and Saddam were all pre 9/11. All > dictators or monarchs that have suppressed their people and created the very > climate that Jihad can grow in. Thank God Almighty that Bush and those in his > administration have recognized this and are willing to try to correct > mistakes of previous administrations. Your cynicism is justified by history yet you > have nothing but contempt and anger for the one person that is willing to try > to correct the mistakes of the past and initiate freedom and democracy to a > region of the world that has been trapped in the past for 1300 years. Any > other politician would have been content to leave the place alone and deal with > whatever comes out of it. Had Bush/Cheney wanted a strong dictatorship in Iraq > they could have set one up as mean and nasty as Saddam and willing to give > them a cut of Iraqi oil, but they didn't. > I would say the jury is still very much out on whether or not the people of Iraq are living under a dictatorship-- what I have heard so far is:
1. Those elected were unknown to those that voted; that votes were cast for entire groups of people unknown to the populace, but represented by one party or another. There were no votes for individuals, only the parties representing them. There is still no definitive list of the heads of all of the ministries in Iraq. 2. The president of Iraq and Prime Minister continue to do whatever the US tells them to. While they have issued independent statements such as their support for Iran, there has been no action supporting the rhetoric. 3. People continue to live under a declared state of emergency and martial law, including 'shoot on sight' curfews and roadblocks. 4. Many thousands of Iraqis continue to be detained without access to legal representation. 5. There have been reports that death squads are now linked to the government. All of the above doesn't sound like democracy. It may be argued that these are temporary measures, necessary for the rebirth of Iraq. We will see. Yes, my outlook towards Cheney/Bush continues to be cynical, because they constantly and unabashedly lie to those they govern. That in conjunction with their utter ineptitude and disregard for consequences makes them the last people I would entrust to establish a democracy in Iraq. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
