Comments on: Sunni Party to Boycott Iraq Elections http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hassan-shukur http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2215 hassan-shukur Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:26:58 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2215 It is well-known, in the West at least, that Saudi Arabia is ruled by a dictatorshp, and that Abdullah is the dictator. <br />It is also well-known that he and his cruel tyrannical regime and their Wahabbi allies have so much blood on their hands and have a human rights record probably worse than that of the regime in Tehran. Also, unlike the regime in Iran, that of Saudi Arabia does not even allow elections in Saudi Arabia. So why should it care about election in Iraq or another country? I therefore believe that it was a huge mistake and probably a very dangerous move by Allawi- to speak about elections that are at least in theory supposed to be democratic- with one of the world's most brutal dictators. It is well-known, in the West at least, that Saudi Arabia is ruled by a dictatorshp, and that Abdullah is the dictator.
It is also well-known that he and his cruel tyrannical regime and their Wahabbi allies have so much blood on their hands and have a human rights record probably worse than that of the regime in Tehran. Also, unlike the regime in Iran, that of Saudi Arabia does not even allow elections in Saudi Arabia. So why should it care about election in Iraq or another country? I therefore believe that it was a huge mistake and probably a very dangerous move by Allawi- to speak about elections that are at least in theory supposed to be democratic- with one of the world's most brutal dictators.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2212 Anonymous Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:27:57 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2212 Influence of Iran needs to be curbed or there will be a civil war in Iraq in the next decade. Influence of Iran needs to be curbed or there will be a civil war in Iraq in the next decade.

]]> By: Yasser http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2209 Yasser Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:42:44 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2209 Elections in Iraq are hotting up. Unfortunately, only Maliki's State of Law coalition seems to have gone past the rhetoric and produced a fairly detailed manifesto - suprisingly in both Arabic and English (see http://www.qanoon337.com for further details).<br /><br />Not even parties like Allawi's or the Kurds seem to have produced anything substantial, which is worring. Elections in Iraq are hotting up. Unfortunately, only Maliki's State of Law coalition seems to have gone past the rhetoric and produced a fairly detailed manifesto – suprisingly in both Arabic and English (see link to
for further details).

Not even parties like Allawi's or the Kurds seem to have produced anything substantial, which is worring.

]]> By: Rashad http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2208 Rashad Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:17:46 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2208 ack, sorry for the double post, thought the program ate it the first time. didn't realize comments were moderated. Please feel free to pick the better of my two initial comments. ack, sorry for the double post, thought the program ate it the first time. didn't realize comments were moderated. Please feel free to pick the better of my two initial comments.

]]> By: Rashad http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2207 Rashad Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:16:24 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2207 What you neglect to mention is that in mixed provinces like Diyala, any boycott could hurt Sunni representation in the final outcome. We already saw this with the shia party controlled provincial council there that was in control until 2009, despite it being a sunni majority province. What you neglect to mention is that in mixed provinces like Diyala, any boycott could hurt Sunni representation in the final outcome. We already saw this with the shia party controlled provincial council there that was in control until 2009, despite it being a sunni majority province.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juancole.com/2010/02/sunni-party-to-boycott-iraq-elections.html#comment-2206 Anonymous Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:13:58 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=4992#comment-2206 Yes, but what you leave out in this quote: "The current elections instead have Iraqi provinces as the electoral unit. Thus, the largely Sunni provinces of al-Anbar, Salahuddin and Ninevah will return a lot of Sunni members of parliament even with a boycott." Is that the boycott will hurt Sunni residents of Diyala, Baghdad, and other mixed provinces that do have electoral competition for voting along confessional lines. Especially in Diyala, this could be a big issue. Yes, but what you leave out in this quote: "The current elections instead have Iraqi provinces as the electoral unit. Thus, the largely Sunni provinces of al-Anbar, Salahuddin and Ninevah will return a lot of Sunni members of parliament even with a boycott." Is that the boycott will hurt Sunni residents of Diyala, Baghdad, and other mixed provinces that do have electoral competition for voting along confessional lines. Especially in Diyala, this could be a big issue.

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