The CIA's Attempt to Rig the Iraqi Elections

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Ramo
The Admin tried to take the plan to Congress, and they objected strongly. What the Admin did was not what it should have done.

Are you saying that they should NOT have consulted Congress on information supplied by the CIA?

I would imagine that there were probably other CIA info and plans discussed...they just weren't leaked.

I think it is great that the Admin consulted Congress on this issue. Far better than making a solo decision. In fact, I applaud this as an excellent sign of government!

[Ramo]

The Administration was planning on hijacking the Iraqi elections. That is what they wanted to do. It was only Pelosi et al.'s objections that stopped them. The checks and balances worked, but that doesn't mean that the Admin was acting responsibly.

A responsible Admin wouldn't have seriously considered such a vile act, much less proposed it to Congress.

[DinoDoc]

What the Mad Monk said.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Rigging elections for democracy
Democracy

Comarade Tassadar

[Ramo]

Rigging elections for Comrade Tassader.

[DinoDoc]

Rigging elections for Ted Striker

[Drake Tungsten]

Ted Striker

[MikeH]

You can't rig an election for democracy. ARGH!!! How can you even say that.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by MikeH
You can't rig an election for democracy. ARGH!!! How can you even say that.

Saddam lover!

[GePap]

Yawn.

The bigger issue when it comes to the legitimacy of the election is this attempt by the exile parties to create on giant candidate list including all 6 parties, as their way to ensure for all of them some power.

Imagine going to the polls in the US and seeing one united Republican and Democratic slate-heck, even the Greens and Independents in the slate as well, with the only people not running in the lsate being the liberterians, socialists and some natural science party... yeah, that will be some democratic choice

The admin. should be fighting that plan.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph


Saddam lover!

Saddam was great at rigging elections. He's still there if they need a hand.

[Ned]

Typical leftist comment. In a story that states that Iran is trying to influence the elections and that CIA was considering countering that, the leftist condemns whom? Iran? No. They condemn:

The United States of America.

[GePap]

Thanks Ned, our dose of the Nedaverse was missing

[Ned]

Originally posted by GePap
Thanks Ned, our dose of the Nedaverse was missing

You're very welcome, GePap.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Ramo
Well, it's early, I misread, big deal. In any case, the source indicated the program was scaled back, not necessarily eliminated. So, I'm afraid you'd already pwned yourself.

And it's still good that the source leaked this to the press, to make sure the Bush Admin doesn't implement this plan at all.

Right, so instead, everyone will believe this is happening, the insurgency will be strengthened, and more of our soldiers will die.