They should be more appreciative of what the
United States has been doing for them. Sounds weird?
Not if you consider the outcome of the Iraq election
and its implications.
Early results indicate that Interim Prime
Minister Iyad Allawi and his coalition are losing.
In a democratic society, the majority rules, and the
majority of the Iraqi people have voted Allawi, our
puppet, out.
Isn't this a democracy in action? No one can
legitimately claim that we fixed the election
result. Finally the voice of the Iraqi people has
been heard!
But wait a second, who are they voting in? The
initial election results suggest that the Iraqi
people choose the list of the United Iraqi Alliance,
which is supported by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,
Iraq's highest Shiitecleric.
His ticket is headed by Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who
leads a group called the Supreme Council for the
Islamic Republic in Iraq. Furthermore, Hakim lived
in Iran and is influenced by the Iranian clerical
regime.
If this result proves to be final, it does not
look favorable for America's long-term interests. We
then are left with two choices.
The first is to manipulate the election's result
and make it look as though Allawi's coalition won.
This approach will defeat the whole purpose of
freeing Iraq and restoring democracy.
The second choice is to abide by the will of most
of the Iraqi people who voted.
In this case, the Iranian government should
officially thank the United States for the
sacrifices and the contributions we have made.
After all, this will show the gratitude of Tehran
for our help in establishing an Iran-influenced
regime in what used to be the secular Republic of
Iraq.
