Reply #88: Great thread

[malaise]

Sometimes life is uncomplicated. By every interpretation of international law, the invasion of Iraq was illegal.

The elections will be a farce because they are only needed for some more grabbing of the Iraqi people's resources.

No objective citizen of this planet should be supporting this evil act - just stop, pause and contemplate what has been done on your behalf.

The planet does not belong to one or two countries and people should be allowed to enjoy their own cultures in peace. Whether their leader was good or evil was/is a matter for the people of the sovereign nation of Iraq to resolve. This is all about divide, rule and loot - no one here can seriously believe this is about democracy. Indeed you may need to explain to the rest of the planet what democracy means anyhow. Is democracy the right of large corporations to bully the entire world because a close examination of planet earth in this historical moment would lead to no other conclusion.

By the way Ralph Nader is as correct with his interpretation on politics in the USA as he was about seat belts. Sadly he is fifty years ahead of most of the population.

When democrats, big and little globally wake up and see that they're all in bed with the devil incarnate, then perhaps democratic parties across the world will remember their raison d'etre and their base will actually want to return to the fold. There is one useful proverb to remember - if you hang out with dogs, ou catch fleas.