On 2 Aug 2002 at 14:07, rhinoceros wrote:
>
> [Joe Dees]
> We would help the people to elect their own leaders for a change, as
> we did in Afghanistan.
>
> [rhinoceros]
> Not that I am trying to be pedantic, as the options in Afghanistan
> were indeed limited, but what I hear is that leaders (warlords) have
> been chosing their people as usual.
>
The Loya Jirga is an interim government the stated purpose of which is
to transition the country into participatory democracy.
>
> Regarding Iraq, my readings say that USA's pondering about the next
> move is partly due to the lack of a viable alternative to Saddam. In
> short, they have pissed off everyone in Iraq.
>
Any time someone looks to him like they might be or become an
alternative, Saddam purges (kills) them.
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