Kerry Talks Down Iraq Elections
AP – “It is hard to say that something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can’t vote and doesn’t vote,” Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
First of all, a “portion” of the country is the Sunni minority who Saddam Hussein pandered to during his regime. The only way they’d take part in this election is if Saddam were back on the ballot and the only alternative to casting a vote for him were to vote for torture and death. These people do not want free elections because they are quite aware that the rest of Iraq will likely vote in a leader who will not look kindly on the Sunni’s and their actions under Hussein.
Second, there’s this:
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