The Results Are In But we don’t know who won.

National Review ^ | Feb. 14, 2005 | James S. Robbins

[AliVeritas]

The results of the January 30 elections announced Sunday by the Independent Electoral Commission are another giant step towards building a free and democratic Iraq. Voter turnout, at almost 59 percent, was higher than an U.S. election since 1968. That in itself can be counted as a victory, though hardly surprising except to the chronically pessimistic. But the election results do not in themselves settle the question of who will take power in the transitional government.

Handicapping is underway on who will take the top leadership positions. This is taking the form of a debate within the victorious United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) between supporters of Finance Minister Adil Abd-al-Mahdi, who is backed by the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), and Vice President Ibrahim al-Jafari, head of the Islamic Dawah party. These are the two most influential groups in the so-called Shia list that gained 47.6 part of the national vote and will likely receive around 132 of the 275 seats in the Transitional National Assembly. Two other potential UIA nominees are nuclear scientist Husayn al-Shahristani (wouldn't that be ironic?) who is favored by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and Iraqi National Congress (INC) head Ahmad Chalabi (whose election would be even more ironic).

[jpl]

I'm can see that you're suffering from Judaphobia. My prescription is an appetizer of lox and bagels, followed by a nice big bowl of motzahball soup.

[Dog Gone]

Sistani won. He has promised as a first step he will ask the Americans to leave.

I don't recall that promise.

[facedown]

Israel is a racist, secular nation, hell bent on world domination at the expense of America.

Have you gone off your meds again?

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

*sniff*sniff* I smell ozone in here....

[PilloryHillary]

"But we do know who won and it wasn't Bush's man, he cam in dead last. Sistani won. He has promised as a first step he will ask the Americans to leave. Will Bush be intelligent enough to do it (leave). I doubt it, he will come up with some feeble excuse, the media will take the ball and run with it, convincing American to "go the distance", all the way to Iran. We're not defending democracy, we're being Israeli's thugs. Israel is a racist, secular nation, hell bent on world domination at the expense of America. America is nothing but a bunch of gullible patsies to Israel. Bring our troops home now, let Israel fight their own war, they stock them up, let them duke it out. We should worry about securing our own borders first."

WELL, WELL, WELL....looked what the kitty dragged in....

[thoughtomator]

Troll in an orc disguise

[MeekOneGOP]

Bye, Traditional.

"He's dead, Jim!"

[PilloryHillary]

Wow! That took a long time! ;-)

[MeekOneGOP]

haha!

Well, I don't know when they flushed this one down.
I've been out most of the day, and am playin' catchup now.

:^)