iraqis + elections = "let's wait awhile"
From Reuters:
Who would have guessed that the Bush administration's drive for elections to still be held in January were unrealistic? How much does anyone want to bet that the Bush administration tries to deny these Iraqi politicians' request for another month so that Bush can come out in January when some "unforseen event" will require the elections to be pushed back?
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Leading Iraqi political parties, including the two main Kurdish groups closely allied to the United States, called on Friday for elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to be delayed because of Iraq (news - web sites)'s widening violence.
Following a meeting at the Baghdad home of Adnan Pachachi, an influential, moderate Sunni leader and former presidential candidate, 15 political parties and groups signed a petition calling for the election to be put off for up to six months.
Who would have guessed that the Bush administration's drive for elections to still be held in January were unrealistic? How much does anyone want to bet that the Bush administration tries to deny these Iraqi politicians' request for another month so that Bush can come out in January when some "unforseen event" will require the elections to be pushed back?
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