RE:Elections in Iraq
You have to go on with the elections. If you don't, then it portrays the picture that you can influence the government with terroristic activity. Will some groups claim that they were not properly addressed? Yes. Will they at least have a government that is lead by the Iraqi people, yes. Some will not like it, just like some here will not like Bush or Kerry (whomever wins this election). But at least some will feel like they had a voice, and made a difference.
Then they can start governing themselves, and the US can start removing themselves from the country (although we won't be totally out of there for years). At least it will politically look better, if the troops are being recalled back to the states.
I don't see any way that they don't have the elections, if GW is re-elected. Now if JK is elected, then he will probably just remove the troops and let them go into a civil war in that country, and try to pick up the pieces after the slaughter.
Also, some will see the elections as fraudalent no matter the outcome. Many of the Sunni or Shiites will say that whatever outcome, it is just a puppet government of the US (with a little validity there). So their is no reason to wait on the vote, except to strengthen terrorism.
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