Monday, October 11, 2004
Sunni Won't Participate in Elections
A NYTimes article today suggests that an Iraqi election won't be legitimate if the Sunni minority refuses to participate. But what of the will of 80% of the population? The Sunni participation won't necessarily be prevented from voting by the majority, a more typical critique of questionable democratic elections. Instead, they fear the brutality of the Sunni insurgents (or more rightly, terrorists) among them. Which means the Sunnis are unwilling to root out the evil, selling their freedom to thugs in exchange for not being killed by them. Why should the 80% consider that legitimate?
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