Can Chalabi use all the money we gave him to run in the Iraqi elections?

[alcuno]

Are there any election laws in Iraq? Can the 29 million we gave the INC plus the 300,000/month that we were giving them be used by them to run in the elections?

It's really been bugging me that we may have legally bought the "democratic" elections that Iraq is supposed to have. I know that we have laws that prevent campaign contributions by foreign governments, but I doubt that Iraq does. With gas at $.05/gallon, it seems like you could buy a lot of democracy for $1,000,000.

[shraby]

1. They will be buying votes

with that money, not democracy.

[alcuno]

7. I should have put the word democracy in quotes.

I'm assuming that it's money he "earned" and that there aren't any laws regarding elections.

[Eric J in MN]

2. don't worry about that

No amount of money would allow Chalabi to win an accurate election for President of Iraq.

[LittleApple81]

3. Accurate election? Where? Where? I haven't seen one of those in

a long time. Don't let me miss it before it happens.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Right. Chalabi can win with electronic voting machines counting

Right. Chalabi can win with electronic voting machines counting the votes.

In an election conducted on papaer and counted by people, he wouldn't stand a chance.

[LittleApple81]

4. He can buy whatever he wants. He has the "goods" on a lot of

people. He will get more money from our Treasury, I am sure. Not overtly, but he will.

[shraby]

5. They gotta keep

that Chalabi's mouth shut or Joe American might find out some stuff he isn't supposed to know.

[The Shadow]

6. Hmmm!

I don't know for sure, I guess that would depend on what kind of Democracy king george allows Iraq to have.;)