Iraqi Elections

[GAsux]

Good job Kev. They're actually electing a 300+ member body. So in a way, it's possible for everyone to win without anything actually being accomplished.


Rather than having regional tribal control throughout the country, you'll have elected regional tribal control, centered in Baghdad. For those already oppossed, they will continue to view the elections as nothing more than a fraud perpetrated upon them by America. Which in all fairness it really is. Kind of ironic that our version of "freedom" means them accepting the political process we think they should have eh?

The Admin will hail it as a huge success, citing the fact that Iraqis have more freedom than ever, because now they can "choose" the people who run their neighborhoods. I anticipate the level of violence to stay the same. While the pace has certianly increased, the scale has stayed relatively the same. There have been no catastrophic attacks to this point.

The "insurgents", be they disaffected Iraqis or angry non_Iraqi Arabs fighting for their cause will continue to attempt to destabilize the civil functions of the country. No paper parliament with "elected" officials is going to stop them.