Iraqi Prime Minister Says Insecurity Could Delay January 2005 Elections

[CShine]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi said Saturday that national elections set for January 2005 could be delayed if security is not established in the volatile country.
Iraq's interim constitution says elections for a national assembly must be held by Jan. 31. But Allawi said in an interview with CBS News they could be delayed for up to two months.

"We are committed to elections and one of the tasks is really to work toward achieving these objectives," Allawi said in an interview in Baghdad with Dan Rather. "However, security will be (the) main feature of whether we will be able to do it in January, February or March."

Asked if January was an "absolute certain date," for a vote, Allawi replied: "It's not absolute yet, it depends on how things will move. But we hope, and all of us will work toward that objective."

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB9KE44YVD.html

[sallyseven]

1. It had better be held.

[mom cat]

9. They will NEVER have elections if we don't win ours.

[Kagemusha]

2. Aaaaaaaaargh.

Here it is, what I've been waiting for all week.

Just in time for the Shiites to solve Iraq's terrorist problem - the Sunni population.

I spent last night looking over a little essay on our old friend in Vietnam, Mr. Diem. The parallels are extremely disturbing and distressing.

[Racenut20]

8. Your take of it gets my vote also.

[Cheneys_former_heart]

3. Yeah, Karzai's been holding up elections for the same reason...

Why don't they just admit we are installing new dictators?

[Solly Mack]

4. Damn and here I figgered this wouldn't be announced until after June 30th

Sucks being wrong...

[thebigidea]

5. how surprising that this instability will keep him in power, huh?

[havocmom]

7. And failure to hold elections will result in more 'instability'

What a racket tyrants have!

[moondust]

6. Translation.

"We have secretly renamed our country 'Bushtopia'. There will not be any elections. Chaos will reign with the cameras rolling while the oil is secretly evacuated to Texas on an emergency basis. Details to follow."

[leftchick]

10. Bushcopotamia?

Bushack?... :shrug: