Will the US allow that?

[Sir Og]

I just saw on TV a demonstration in Iraq where the protesters wanted a religious state.
So I was thinking if there are free elections in Iraq and the majority of the Iraqis vote for religious/fundamentalist government will the US allow such a government. The US is saying that they want the Iraqis to be free to choose their government but I think that they won’t allow a fundamentalist party to rule.
And if they do it will be so ironic.
What do you think?

[Bereta_Eder]

I think they wouldn't let it.


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[chequita guevara]

It's not like the US has much of a choice, unless we decide to permanently occupy the country.

[Sandman]

They'd probably keep putting the election off until the SCIRI was at a low ebb, due to propaganda or random events.

[Bereta_Eder]

It has a choice for another dictatorship then.

Although I'd guess many Iraqis are already adverse to both that or a religious state.

It's interesting to see wether Iraq will soon be eclipsed in the global media and left to its own fate be that of a chaos-bordering one, albeit with no worries for the "west" and the oil flowing.


Bush is already having pressures to privitize the Iraq oil industry which means this will take a large chunk of the capital that should be for the Iraqi people to the profits of oil companies.


Of course that begs the question: Bush is being lobbied by the oil indutries?

[Dinner]

We'll choice leaders for the temporary government who are anti-fundamentalist whither they can convince the people to set up a secular western style democracy is another matter. On a side note 1/3 of the Iraq population is Christian and I seriously doubt the Christians would like to see a funamentalist Islamic government set up.

[yavoon]

I think ne gov't that has ongoing fair and democratic elections is fine. they can vote for religious leaders but the religious leaders cant then turn around and remove the democratic system.

tho I'm not sure if the US would allow it in the first place or not. I guess it depends on who.

[Sava]

resisting urge to yell "I told you so"

[Sir Og]

I think that Iraq is going to become like Turkey. With the US forces playing the role of the Turkish military.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Sir Og
With the US forces playing the role of the Turkish military.

Oppressing and murdering the Kurds?

[Bereta_Eder]

It is also a likely scenario. However, I think it will be very hard for the US forces to do that. If this becomes the case pretty soon the american forces will be regarded as an occupying force.

There is also the question of how long the US wants/can afford to stay there.

A very likely scenario IMO is someone taking the role of the secular military dictatorship from Iraq proper.

[DanS]

On a side note 1/3 of the Iraq population is Christian and I seriously doubt the Christians would like to see a funamentalist Islamic government set up.

More like 3% of the population.

[Sava]

No, Oerdin is right. On CNN they are now reporting that there are about 10 million Christians that have been oppressed for decades. Saddam hid them in the basement of his palaces.

[Dinner]

Oppose. One to many zeros.

[Sir Og]

Originally posted by Sava
Oppressing and murdering the Kurds?

No. Just making sure that the country remains secular.

Btw what’s with that Christian population. Apolyton sources range from 3% to 33%. Can somebody provide a reliable link with information on the subject?