unbiased -- Your bias is showing

Submitted by Robert D. Klimek (United States), Apr 9, 2006 at 11:04

What proof do you have that "the US controls the [Iraqi] government the elections and the military right now?" Just this last week, Condoleeza Rice and Jack Straw had to travel to Baghdad to beg the leaders to get their government formed. If the U.S. controls everything, why don't we just install our guys immediately? We can't. The Iraqis are running the political process, as messy and as chaotic as that looks. Your assertion about total manipulation by the U.S. is blatantly false.

And how can a whole country, "the U.S,." be a "dictator?" Sad to say, you need to look up that common word in the dictionary. Please work on your diction. You will then be able to write and to think more clearly.

The current elected Iraqi government is sovereign, and can demand, at any time, that the U.S. leave. Scores of candidates, representing hostile and mostly islamic political parties, and wanting the U.S. to leave immediately, were just elected to the Iraqi parliament. This obvious fact is completely contraray to your statement that "the US will not allow the Iraqi people to elect anyone that will turn against the US forces."

It sounds as if you want that result yourself right now and are afraid the election might not produce the instant withdrawal you dream of. Why do you wish to personally "dictate" the outcome of an election? Why don't you let the Iraqis meet in parliament and argue the issues and vote on what they want to do with their country?

Finally, who is causing the "crossfire" that is killing great numbers of the Iraqi populace? From your comments, I gather that you believe the violence is caused by rampaging U.S. forces. But if you were really unbiased, you would notice that all the mass killing is being done by Iraqis, and their prime targets are other Iraqis. These are the real would-be dictators, who are trying to shoot their way to power. Are you on their side? It certainly sounds that way.

One can argue that trying to bring democracy to Iraq is a either really good or a really bad idea. But to call the United States a "dicatator" is utter nonsense, and slanderous.

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