Iraq Elections Doable Before 2005

[Mobius]

Iraq Elections Doable Before 2005
"(CBS/AP) Elections for a new Iraqi government would by possible by the end of 2004 if preparations for them began immediately, a United Nations envoy said in a report released Monday.

Lakhdar Brahimi said there was broad consensus for a provisional government to be formed by June 30. But he also said the preferred U.S. option - for a system of regional caucuses to elect the government - "does not appear to enjoy sufficient support among Iraqis to be a viable option any longer." "
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"Both the United States and the United Nations say elections by the end of June are impossible for security and other reasons and are deliberating options for establishing a provisional government to take power.

With most Iraqi leaders opposed to the original U.S. plan to pick a provisional government before the June 30 deadline using regional caucuses, Iraq's Governing Council and American administrators are trying to work out a new method. "

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2005, how comforting. This is an optimistic assessment by the UN. So that's what , 5 years? Considering that is an optimistic estimate, it's probably more like 7 or 8. That brings us to longer than Vietnam. Could things be any more screwed up?

[cspiguy]

1. The UN thinks security will be solved by December?

Who wrote that - Rumsfeld?

[Mobius]

2. I didnt really get that vibe from the article

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. What do you mean, "5 years"?

"By the end of 2004" is 10 months from now. Or about 22 months from the invasion. What event are you counting "5 years" from?