Full Version: Iraq the Vote
Well the votes are being counted in Iraq and all we can do is sit back and wait. The turn out was probably more than most expected and the level of violence was much lower than the last time Iraqis went to the polls. Most Sunnis opted to participate in this election rather than boycott it, so it seems everyone is making their voice heard. All of these are very positive things coming from the Oct. 15th "Iraq the Vote". So what does this mean for Americans? Is the Constitution the proverbial Groundhog...if it fails, 6 more years of fighting? If it passes, we'll be home by spring?
Also, many argue that the major issues were skirted in order to hit the Oct. 15th deadline.
Do you think that the Constitution will pass?
Will we have to stay longer if the Constitution fails?
Is the Constitution merely postponing the divisive issues rather than solving them? Should we have just moved the deadline back?
Is this "just another temporary Constitution"?
Also, many argue that the major issues were skirted in order to hit the Oct. 15th deadline.
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Left unresolved are key points such as whether to allow Iraq's provinces to join together to form regional governments that could divide the country along sectarian lines; how potentially billions of dollars in untapped oil revenue would be distributed; and the role of Islam in the crafting and enforcement of laws.
The proposed constitution is "no doubt better than anything else we have. We are in bad need of a permanent constitution," said Abdul Khaliq Zangana, a Kurdish National Assembly member, on Friday.
The proposed constitution "is just another temporary constitution," said Alaa Makki, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party, a leading Sunni Muslim party. "It is a positive step. ... But the constitution has to be rewritten. Let it pass for the time being."
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The proposed constitution is "no doubt better than anything else we have. We are in bad need of a permanent constitution," said Abdul Khaliq Zangana, a Kurdish National Assembly member, on Friday.
The proposed constitution "is just another temporary constitution," said Alaa Makki, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party, a leading Sunni Muslim party. "It is a positive step. ... But the constitution has to be rewritten. Let it pass for the time being."
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Do you think that the Constitution will pass?
Will we have to stay longer if the Constitution fails?
Is the Constitution merely postponing the divisive issues rather than solving them? Should we have just moved the deadline back?
Is this "just another temporary Constitution"?
QUOTE(psyclist @ Oct 17 2005, 09:33 AM)
Do you think that the Constitution will pass?
Will we have to stay longer if the Constitution fails?
Is the Constitution merely postponing the divisive issues rather than solving them? Should we have just moved the deadline back?
Is this "just another temporary Constitution"?
1.) Yes.
2.) Yes, if it fails. We cannot simply say "oh, well you voted once, you had your chance. Bye bye!" It takes time to build a nation and we would be no friend to freedom anywhere if we packed up and left while there still are no laws set in stone in Iraq.
3.) I believe so. It puts on hold the real problems the people of Iraq have with one another. This will only postpone the inevitable and will have consequences later down the road when the government itself or the people are bound by their own restrictions.
4.) Not to the people of Iraq.
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