reply to post by BlackProjects
i think you competely missed the point of his statement. The american electorate massively voted against the republicans it shows theyve made bad
decisons and handled iraq badly. This reflects well on those opposing the occupation, theyre saying they can take credit for politically defeating the
republicans through their actions in iraq.
or as one journalist put it (from your link)
“Obama’s election was a message against such destruction, against unjustified wars, wars that are fought with ignorance and rashness, without
knowledge of their arenas or the shape of their surroundings,” wrote Ghassan Charbel in Thursday’s issue of the Saudi-owned, pan-Arab daily
newspaper Al Hayat. “It was a message against the pattern that became a burden on the U.S. and transformed the U.S. into a burden on the
world.”
And other commentators echoed Mr. Baghdadi’s view that the election was a victory for the insurgents in Iraq, the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hamas in
the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
“It would be no exaggeration to say that we Arabs and Muslims were the main unseen voters who decided the outcome of these elections
[edit on 9-11-2008 by yeti101]
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