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    Nowhereman Guest

    High Turnout In Iraqi Election

    I don't care how much you hate Bush, this is a historic day for the Iraqis. I don't know how it will all turn out but the fact that 60% to 67% of eligible voters voted is a huge step.


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    11:06 am PST, 30 January 2005

    Counting has begun in the Iraqi general election which officials are hailing as a great success.


    A higher-than-expected 60 percent of those eligible to vote are said to have turned out, in spite of suicide bombings and mortar strikes at polling stations.



    The Iraqi Electoral Commission has downgraded its initial estimate of a 72 per cent turnout to about 60 per cent, but says with death threats against anyone who voted, that is still high.



    And it says in some Shi'ite areas turnout was as high as 90 per cent.



    Candidates from the Shi'ite majority, which was oppressed under the deposed president, Saddam Hussein, are expected to dominate the new assembly.



    Sunni Muslim groups, privileged under Hussein, had sworn to boycott the poll.



    Meanwhile, at least 33 people have been killed in attacks on election day, mostly in suicide bombings and mortar strikes at polling stations.



    Al Qaeda has posted a statement on an Islamist Website claiming its suicide bombers were involved in many of the attacks.



    Thousands of Iraqis also voted abroad, in 14 countries.



    Organisers say almost 66 per cent of the 280,000 expatriate Iraqis registered have voted.

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    280,000 voted...

    Iraq's Population: The population of Iraq (1997 estimate) is 22,219,289. The estimated overall population density is 51 persons per sq km (131 per sq mi). The density varies markedly, with the largest concentrations in the area of the river systems. The population is 75 percent urban.

    22,219,289 - 280,000 = 21,939,289 people who didn't vote. For argument's sake, let's say half of that number is made up of children.

    That leaves 10,969,644 people who didn't vote. That means the minority is deciding who leads that country. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Is it possible that the new leadership MAY be "business friendly" with America? We'll have to wait and see what contracts get signed...
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    I'd be interested to know how Iraqis who never, ever, ever, ever had any say in electing their leaders could make a choice that would satisfy their values and ideas out of 100 candidates. On top of that, if they do watch Al-Jazeera T.V. or read the papers, I wonder which candidates were advertised and flaunted as the right choice. Possibly the ones that had U.S. backing??? Like Allawi?

    Just check and see which candidate would appeal more to U.S. interests. That will be your elected Iraqi leader. No doubt about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Good Doctor HST
    I'd be interested to know how Iraqis who never, ever, ever, ever had any say in electing their leaders could make a choice that would satisfy their values and ideas out of 100 candidates. On top of that, if they do watch Al-Jazeera T.V. or read the papers, I wonder which candidates were advertised and flaunted as the right choice. Possibly the ones that had U.S. backing??? Like Allawi?

    Just check and see which candidate would appeal more to U.S. interests. That will be your elected Iraqi leader. No doubt about it.
    Good point. Two elections were rigged in the U.S. It's not too far fetched that the Iraqi election would be rigged as well.

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    Aren't they using Diebold machines?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gold9472
    Aren't they using Diebold machines?
    I don't know. Did the U.S. supply them with the voting equipment?

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    Quote Originally Posted by somebigguy
    I don't know. Did the U.S. supply them with the voting equipment?
    To my knowledge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gold9472
    To my knowledge.
    Good Doctor made a good point, I never even considered what he was saying. I figured it was all pointless anyway, as the insurgents keep killing everyone that gets into power over there. It will be interesting to see what ties the victor has to the U.S.

    Whoever it is will probably be killed in short order anyway, this will screw up Bushies agenda.

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    Quote Originally Posted by somebigguy
    Good Doctor made a good point, I never even considered what he was saying. I figured it was all pointless anyway, as the insurgents keep killing everyone that gets into power over there. It will be interesting to see what ties the victor has to the U.S.

    Whoever it is will probably be killed in short order anyway, this will screw up Bushies agenda.
    Not to rain on the Good Doctor's parade, but I believe it was I, Gold9472, who said this first...

    "Is it possible that the new leadership MAY be "business friendly" with America? We'll have to wait and see what contracts get signed..."

    At least I think it's the same point... Ah-HAH... I am the brilliant one yet again...

    Let's not forget good ole' Mr. Karzai...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gold9472
    Not to rain on the Good Doctor's parade, but I believe it was I, Gold9472, who said this first...

    "Is it possible that the new leadership MAY be "business friendly" with America? We'll have to wait and see what contracts get signed..."

    At least I think it's the same point... Ah-HAH... I am the brilliant one yet again...

    Let's not forget good ole' Mr. Karzai...

    Well whoever wants to take credit for it is fine with me. It's an interesting point though.

    The links to Bush will probably be so obvious, it'll be ridiculous. Just like the Osama video before the elections. And the public will eat it up anyway.

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