Iran Proposes Referendum in Iraq to Oust Saddam

[Lancecastor]

Iran Calls For Referendum to Change Power in Iraq
VOA News
04 Mar 2003, 14:12 UTC


Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has called for a U.N.-supervised referendum to effect a smooth transition of power in Iraq. The proposal is part of an Iranian effort to avoid U.S.-led military action against Baghdad.

Mr. Kharrazi announced the proposal at a conference in Tehran today. He said Baghdad should allow a power transition to take place in Iraq under U.N. supervision.

He also urged national reconciliation between Iraqi opposition groups and the government of President Saddam Hussein.

The Iranian foreign minister said he hopes Iraq's leaders will study Tehran's proposal and take the initiative for national reconciliation to allow the Iraqi people and the opposition to share power in a new government.

Iraq's opposition is made up of several religious and ethnic groups, including Sunni and Shiite Muslims and ethnic Kurds.
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[JerseyBoy]

good idea, but will go over like a lead balloon

 

[loveyamon]

Proposals , proposals, blah blah blah. That's about as good as a Signing a Middle East cease fire accord. It's time for action , all we are hearing is talk. This will go on forever.

 

[Lancecastor]

Proposals , proposals, blah blah blah. That's about as good as a Signing a Middle East cease fire accord. It's time for action , all we are hearing is talk. This will go on forever.

Last time I checked nodody was being killed with words.

You in a big rush to kill children?

 

[8ball]

Last time I checked nodody was being killed with words.

You in a big rush to kill children?

I'm in a rush to save children. Or at least, see that they actually receive the food and medicine that they are supposed to get.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

Last time I checked nodody was being killed with words.

You in a big rush to kill children?

In Bush's America, if you are not willing to blast another population for not believing in your way of life you're a terrorist. Wait, is this not what terrorists do?

 

[8ball]

In Bush's America, if you are not willing to blast another population for not believing in your way of life you're a terrorist. Wait, is this not what terrorists do?

Yeah, that's what this is all about.

 

[Guest]

Within a week after the 9/11, the Bush Admin. began planning war against Iraq. I think CIA has a concrete evidence that Saddam is Osama in disguise.

 

[Linedrive]

Interesting proposal with all that is going on in Iran as well. The problem is that Saddam doesn't want to comply with anyone. If the Iraqi people were in his best interest, he would consider a proposal like this. How many Arab leaders have indicated he should leave power to avoid a war, something he already said he wouldn't do, I think his quote was "we will die here."

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Last time I checked nodody was being killed with words.

You in a big rush to kill children?

You're a dope.

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Iran Proposes Referendum in Iraq to Oust Saddam

I think his quote was "we will die here."

Well, Saddam is just the type of person who'll use WMD before he dies...

 

[phrodeau]

Re: Re: Re: Iran Proposes Referendum in Iraq to Oust Saddam

Well, Saddam is just the type of person who'll use WMD before he dies...

So is Bush.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

I think they both have penis envy.

 

[Lancecastor]

In Bush's America, if you are not willing to blast another population for not believing in your way of life you're a terrorist. Wait, is this not what terrorists do?

Excellent point.

The ends seem to justify the means for the USA, though I don't understand why exactly...it's total hypocrisy, really, to say you're going to invade a country on a unilateral first strike basis for "peaceful" purposes.

Comparisons to Hitler are begging to be made. Shame on US citizens advocating marching 200,000 American teenagers off to kill and be killed when there are so many non-violent alternatives.

Savages.

 

[Linedrive]

...when there are so many non-violent alternatives.

I agree, Hussein should've thought of that anytime over the last 11 years.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

I agree, Hussein should've thought of that anytime over the last 11 years.

So, two wrongs make a right? The guy is contained its that simple. He cannot fart without someone checking it for mustard gas.

 

[8ball]

So, two wrongs make a right? The guy is contained its that simple. He cannot fart without someone checking it for mustard gas.

The last 11 years shows just how little he is contained. No, he isn't invading another country, however, he is still striving for nukes and he is still making chem and bio weapons. He had his chance.

 

[Lancecastor]

I agree, Hussein should've thought of that anytime over the last 11 years.

He's followed a non-aggressive course for a dozen years, selling oil, dismantling weapons and facilities, building palaces, emptying the prisons....oh sure, he executed a few pesky in-laws, but lots of us would if we were dictators.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

The last 11 years shows just how little he is contained. No, he isn't invading another country, however, he is still striving for nukes and he is still making chem and bio weapons. He had his chance.

I was not speaking about the last 11 years, my fault for not making that more clear. I was speaking more to the last 6 months.

As stated many times I am for taking him out. I am just against bombing his country to acheive this goal. There are other ways.

 

[8ball]

The last 11 years shows just how little he is contained. No, he isn't invading another country, however, he is still striving for nukes and he is still making chem and bio weapons. He had his chance.

er...chances, I meant to say.

 

[Linedrive]

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you think all the Iraqi reports are forthcoming and everything is on the table...?

 

[8ball]

He's followed a non-aggressive course for a dozen years, selling oil, dismantling weapons and facilities, building palaces, emptying the prisons....oh sure, he executed a few pesky in-laws, but lots of us would if we were dictators.

This is a laughable paragraph.

 

[8ball]

I was not speaking about the last 11 years, my fault for not making that more clear. I was speaking more to the last 6 months.

As stated many times I am for taking him out. I am just against bombing his country to acheive this goal. There are other ways.

The last 6 months are indicative of the last 11 years. He has been thumbing his nose at the world all this time.


We are not going to be carpet bombing Iraqi cities and villages.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing you think all the Iraqi reports are forthcoming and everything is on the table...?

not I, but I dont think there is such a smoking gun that requires all out war.

 

[loveyamon]

He's followed a non-aggressive course for a dozen years, selling oil, dismantling weapons and facilities, building palaces, emptying the prisons....oh sure, he executed a few pesky in-laws, but lots of us would if we were dictators.

What are you fucking smoking ??? He's killed more women and children than are bomds ever will.