Posted on 08/26/2005 6:37:40 PM PDT by Lando Lincoln
President George W. Bush called the drafting of Iraq's constitution an "amazing event." But instead of fostering consensus, the process has actually increased chances for civil war.
The constitution pits Islamists against secularists, Shia against Sunnis, Arabs against Kurds, and women against men. The "new Iraq" is a far cry from what President Bush had in mind when he promised freedom to the Iraqi people.
In 2003, the United States thought it could simply decapitate Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime and easily establish a liberal democracy in the heart of the Arab world. Since then, the Bush administration has continually lowered expectations. Today it is embracing a constitution that lays the groundwork for theocratic rule. The constitution also is undemocratic and out of step with human rights norms.
For example, the constitution enshrines Islam as the official religion of Iraq; establishes Shari'a, or Islamic law, as "a primary source of legislation"; and affirms that no law shall contradict the "basic beliefs of Islam." The constitution also mandates clerics serve on Iraq's Supreme Federal Court and gives judges the right to ban laws that contradict Islamic tenets.
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Lando
In this case, we took care of the England part in advance and now there are just a few left-over Iraqi-torries to deal with.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
The "insurgents" (read terrorists) that the left support risk civil war, in fact that's their goal, but that doesn't stop the moonbat's in the Democrat party from supporting them, so why wouldn't they support this constitution?
Could it be that this constitution is the best hope there is to PREVENT a civil war, and that Democrats are only hoping it fails? they wish it fails because they hate when a Bush initiative bears fruit, like the Afghanistan elections?
What is their alternative suggestion? To pull out and ensure civil war? I'd really like an answer to that.
Democrats haven't a plan for anything, they are just hatefull.
If you want to do this thing, just hold "alt" and use the numerical pad and type 0153
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
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