[extropy-chat] Re: is america fascist yet?

[Dirk Bruere]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>Sorry Samantha, but Ned is right here. You can't call a voter turnout
>of over 60% a 'farcical event' when that exceeds the typical turnout
>for US elections. In spite of 44 people being killed in violence
>(including a child suffering from Downs syndrome used as a suicide
>bomber), the Iraqi elections were an unqualified success, as
>international observers have all said. Turnout in the shiite and
>kurdish areas was over 70% according to reports, so it appears the only
>people who were discouraged from voting by the Sunni terrorists were
>the Sunni citizens of Iraq. Holy backfires, batman. The mayor of Bagdad
>has stated that they are going to erect a statue of Bush in the city
>center as a 'hero of freedom'. Hope his pose isn't the same as Saddams
>(assuming they use the same pedestal).
>
>  
>
The 'problem' is not the Kurds, and not the Shiites (yet).
The Shiites have voted to control Iraq, the Kurds have voted for 
independence and the Sunnis are polishing their guns.
The war will go on.

-- 
Dirk

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