2007-11-26 14:41:38 · 12 answers · asked by Choco 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Jalal TALABANI is currently the Pres. of Iraq.Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki also known as Jawad al-Maliki, is the State Prime Minister of Iraq.
Although Saddam was a dictator, but the only rule was, to avoid stepping on his tail, beside that Iraq was a very safe place for people with different religious and beliefs, with relatively above average living conditions for majority of the people.
At the present time, disagreeing with the puppet Gov. or the invasion, would be categorized as insurgency or terrorism.
Due to the extreme censorship and secrecy by Iraqi Gov. the total number and the faith of such people is unknown.
Currently there is no democracy in Iraq.
Democracy needs not to be enforced using military ?!
My Best Regards.
2007-11-26 16:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by iceman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
US has a democracy but that did not stop looters and riots in New Orleans after Katrina. Along with democracy has to be security (ie police force that enforces laws democracy (the people) put in place). While things are getting better there is too much lawlessness in Iraq due to lack of security forces, just like there was lawlessness in New Orleans after Katrina due to lack of security forces. At this point the primary reason we are there is to provide security so the Iraqi government can mature to a point to create laws and enforce them maintaining peace, sovereignty and an environment where an economy can grow to provide a future for its people.
2007-11-26 23:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by A Person 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Iraqi's do not have a democracy. What they have is an corrupt government, and majority of the people, cannot or will not change anything..... The people who know and can do anything to help the country won't. Honestly, look at the Iraqi military, after a brief discussion I had with one of them, yes I was in the military, and yes I was deployed to baghdad Iraq, we were discussing each other's salary and standard of living, when he stated that Iraqi soldiers to not get paid much for the simple fact, that their superiors expect them to rob, take bribes, etc to suppliment their income. How can you change that way of thinking. Everyone in their government is only looking after themselves and their families, no one over their cares if they have a dictatorship, or a democracy as long as they are wealthy.
And believe me, when I do state that there is definately a upper class in Iraq. All you will ever see is the slums, ghetto etc, but I been to some houses that is amazing, even by US standards.
2007-11-26 22:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by steven c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Iraqis do have a democracy (a fledgling democracy). All of Iraqs neighbors would like to see a democracy fail and a theocracy started. We stay because we have a ethical obligation to the people who we delivered from Sadam Hussein's regime. If we leave, the democracy will fail.
Unfortunately, I believe that democracy will fail even IF we stay.
2007-11-27 00:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Techinically Iraq does have a democracy. As you can see there are problems, so once the people support the govt more there will be less problems. Nouri is someone that the U.S. can use as a puppet of sorts. One of the reasons we are in Iraq is to have another foothole in the middle east.
2007-11-26 23:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iraqis are trying to form a democracy with the help of the US.
2007-11-26 22:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, we could always overthrow their government, again. Perhaps we could do a bit better with our puppet choices next time...
And more importantly, do you honestly believe we ever wanted an Iraqi democracy in the first place?
2007-11-27 09:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by outcrop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory, yes, but what good is a "democracy" if the government has minimal interaction with its citizens and the allegiances of those citizens are primarily to others (e.g., tribal chiefs, warlords, provincial rulers, reps of other countries.) So it is a pretty meaningless and very expensive "achievement" with no redeeming feature other than to give the Bush administration something with to delude themselves.
2007-11-27 12:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by golfer7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Democracy is not having running water, electricity, schools to send your children to, food in the stores, fear of open places then I guess they have it........
2007-11-26 23:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have democracy in theory. But democracy isn't feasible unless you have a well-informed and knowledgeable public, so it really doesn't work.
2007-11-26 22:45:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋