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Originally posted by Lupe_101
"So, for you, Saddam is a democrat may be ?"
Saddam, elected President of Iraq under dubious circumstances
Bush, The President of The US under dubious circumstances.
According to the letter of the law, yes, he's as much of a democrat as Bush.
Accept the term for both or reject it for both.
Originally posted by Lupe_101
Saddam his position in Iraq and his rights as a democratically elected leader
Originally posted by Dragon73
And by not answering you are more or less accepting what I'm saying.
Originally posted by Lupe_101
1) Similarly, although its pretty obvious saddam did get elected unfairly, I can't prove this.
no one can.
2) If one starts suggesting that one countrys democratic election was rigged then we must also accept that other democratic elections may also have been rigged, This isn't a question of not liking who got into power or which party you support its a question of supporting the democratic process.
3) If we stop supporting the democratic process in one country, then it undermines the process in all other countrys allowing any loosing party to claim they did so due to foul play on the part of the other party.
4) If, instead of going home with their tail between their legs grumbling that the person they voted for didn't get into power, the voters of the loosing opposition rose up and shouted foul play, we would have anarchy on our hands, especially in the US where the election was so close it could split the country in two.
5) There is more at stake here than Saddam and Iraq, If we don't show parity in our dealings with the democracys of other countrys no matter how obvious it is that the democracy is a sham, we open up a huge can of worms both at home and abroad.
6) BTW there was an opposition to saddam, his name escapes me, he pulled out just before the vote, however I do remember him saying that he didn't mind.
his view was that he risked his life by staying in however no matter how rigged the election, the fact that there was one had introduced the concept of democracy to the people of Iraq, and that over time, this would lead to a more democratic system.