Dear Editor (Sydney Morning Herald),
Brokering the outcome of any election ("US tries limited elections in Mosul") simply undermines the foundations of democracy.
The USA might as well just appoint their preferred candidates and be done with it, rather than following through on this charade!
First they invade Iraq under the pretext of a pre-emptive strike because of unsubstantiated fears that illegal WMDs exist. Then they FORCE democracy upon a nation, just like Christianity was enforced during the Crusades.
Not content with having 'won liberty for Iraq', the USA changes the rules of democracy to ensure that one section of the community is able to dominate the interim government to "reduce ethnic tensions". And finally they deny ordinary citizens their basic right to vote by instead appointing an elite group of 200 'representatives' to take part in the ballot.
Can we expect that the US will also decide who the candidates should be?
It smacks of hypocrisy and complete disregard for the principles of democracy. I also can't help but notice the similarity with the structure of Meg Lees' new Australian Progressive Alliance.
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