Friday, September 24, 2004
"...free and fair elections no later than next January..."
Just how much of Iraq is out of US control?
According to Allawi at yesterday's press conference, 14 to 15 provinces in Iraq are "completely safe". And Bush tell us:
The red is currently the most security challenged areas. The pink is where we've seen heavy fighting of late. The white is where legitimate elections could possibly be held.
Does this look to you like we can have a legitimate election in Iraq, as Rumsfeld suggests?
Map info via JuanCole
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According to Allawi at yesterday's press conference, 14 to 15 provinces in Iraq are "completely safe". And Bush tell us:
The fifth and most important step in our plan is to help Iraq conduct free, national elections no later than next January. An Iraqi electoral commission is now up and running and has already hired personnel and is making key decisions about election procedures.
The red is currently the most security challenged areas. The pink is where we've seen heavy fighting of late. The white is where legitimate elections could possibly be held.
Does this look to you like we can have a legitimate election in Iraq, as Rumsfeld suggests?
Map info via JuanCole
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