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.

1) This
link will help you.
2) Lupe, I agree with you. But I think that Bush won legally and didn't cheat. You, you think that he didn't have to win, but Gore had to win.
That's where we don't agree.
3) I know and I agree.
4) Yes, the republicans won and the democrat are not happy. And of course, they do everything to split the country in 2 sides. They are not fair
losers. Did you ever see republicans who were acting ( when they were not winning ) like the democrat acted when Bush won and Gore losed ?
5) " democracys of other countrys ". Wich others country ? Irak ? Iran? Cuba ? NK ?
6) He was probably a Saddam pupet, and if not, Saddam is not stupid. The guy knew that Saddam would never do anything against him, because the
worldwide was looking at these so-called elections. Saddam had to prove that he is/was a " democrat ".
It's strange. We want the same thing ( peace, no more wars, no more terrorisms, no more fanatism ), but we don't agree on how to reach these points.
I wonder why.