Iraqis reelect Saddam. Good to see democracy in action.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-10-15 06:43pm

Yes, Saddam Hussein has won reelection in Iraq. I guess we can leave him alone now in light of his new found support of democracy.

Don't believe me?
http://apnews.excite.com/article/200210 ... 8JI83.html

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-15 07:36pm

*Cough cough Secret Police shoot dissenters cough cough

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-15 07:45pm

*coughcough riggedbullshitelections coughcough*

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-10-15 07:49pm

At least this time Florida couldn't screw it up.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-10-15 08:00pm

That's South Florida, thank you very much.

Mr. Mister · Post by **Mr. Mister** » 2002-10-15 08:02pm

One wonders sometimes which is worse: people in a rigged election reelecting a dictator like Saddam, or people in a free and fair election electing Islamic Fundamentalists (as they just did in Pakistan - Musharraf, what were you THINKING???? Democracy in Pakistan is a bad thing!) or willfully casting votes for the likes of Pat Buchanan.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-10-15 08:16pm

Buchanan, definetly.

+1

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-10-15 08:20pm

phongn wrote:That's South Florida, thank you very much.

KKill the old people. Atleast the Iraqius aren't and can count the vote. So Saddam has too shot people.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-15 08:33pm

Lol Crossfire had a great quote

Last year Saddam was re-elected with 99.7% of the vote but this year
Saddam has changed his Campain Slogan (Goes into acutal Slogan)
Saddamn hopes to win over the 17 people who voted aginst him last year, And if not... THEY WILL BE SHOT

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-10-15 08:58pm

Mr Bean wrote:Lol Crossfire had a great quote

Last year Saddam was re-elected with 99.7% of the vote but this year
Saddam has changed his Campain Slogan (Goes into acutal Slogan)
Saddamn hopes to win over the 17 people who voted aginst him last year, And if not... THEY WILL BE SHOT

Irag has a population of 5000? cause thats 17=.3% Or 17 out of every 5000?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-10-15 09:07pm

Of course, what do you expect in a place where opposition is killed and elections are rigged? Remember in Yugoslavia, where Milosovec was so unpopular, that he lost despite rigging the elections?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-15 09:15pm

And it's a ONE-MAN election to boot. Great democracy.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-10-15 09:21pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:And it's a ONE-MAN election to boot. Great democracy.

No one has challenged Mr. Huessin it's purely democractic accept it

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-10-16 02:30am

Yeah, but considering that he would just have his opponent killed who would be dumb enough to try to run against him.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-10-16 02:46pm

US President
Iraqi President

which was democratically elected?

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-10-16 03:46pm

NecronLord wrote:US President
Iraqi President

which was democratically elected?

Trick question. None of the above.

The Iraqi election was neither free or fair and was officially regarded as nothing more than a vote of confidence rather than an election. Iraq makes no pretext of democracy.

No US president is democratically elected as the US is a democratic republic rather than a democracy.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-10-16 04:14pm

Enlightenment wrote: No US president is democratically elected as the US is a democratic republic rather than a democracy.

Why? Is it because the vote is not direct?

I have never heard that therm as having a special meaning.
For example, Portugal is a republic. We elect our president directly and the government indirectly, by means of a parliement.

With the exception of the islands, there are no regions with federal authonomy.

So, is it a democracy or a democratic republic ?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-16 04:44pm

Democratic republic. It has elements of both forms of government, just as ours does.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-10-16 04:47pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Democratic republic. It has elements of both forms of government, just as ours does.

So, in a true democracy all decisions are made by direct vote?

Isn't a correct therm for our system of government representative democracy? That's how I thought it was called

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-10-16 05:31pm

It was not an election, it was a referendum to see wether the people wanted Saddam still in power.

Frankly, I'd rather have him than Bush as my presient.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-16 05:36pm

So, in a true democracy all decisions are made by direct vote?

Isn't a correct therm for our system of government representative democracy? That's how I thought it was called

That's basically what a republic is. Elected officials represent the people in a republic.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-16 05:46pm

Frankly, I'd rather have him than Bush as my presient.

And what promts you to say that Ted?

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-16 05:50pm

His deep hatred for President Bush.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-10-16 05:58pm

Just that Saddam Hussein isn't as stupid as George W. Bush is. I would atleast want a smart person in office.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-16 06:03pm

A smart person who would kill you for not voting YES.

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