neurotic Iraqi wife
March 14, 2005
Louder Than Should BE.....
Call me ignorant, call me politically illiterate, but why the hell is it taking ages for the members of the national assembly to AGREE??? Cmon people, try and put your differences aside for once, just for once, forego the arrogance in the air, and the high chairs on the ground. THINK and THINK ONLY OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE!!!!! Stop making demands and issuing ultimatums..... All the Iraqi people suffered during Saddam's regime, ALL of them did. Be it Shia's, Kurds, Sunni's, Christians, Jews etc....
I mean to use the amount of suffering as an excuse to get better chairs, or better positions or even cities is really beyond me. Im a Shia, my HUBBY is a Sunni, I have Kurdish relatives, and I know many others in the same situation, but we never ever use Saddam's torture against each other. For God's sake there are more important issues to be resolved at the moment in Iraq, other than who gets what in which Ministry. Suicide Bombers are still roaming the streets, Gangsters are still making deals, water is flooding the roads with a huge chance of diseases spreading, Sewage is everywhere, rubbish has been piling since God knows when, children and adults are being kidnapped, THERE IS NO SECURITY and we have members of the NA arguing whether Kirkuk is Kurdish or Arabic!!!!! For God's Sake its IRAQI......
Can someone just go and tap their shoulders and tell them "Hey Misters, Time out, learn to agree that you disagree, and do something for your OWN people FOR ONCE". Step down from your High Horses and UNITE, if not for your people then for your country IRAQ......
I swear we will never learn. We will stay selfish and arrogant...... I had big hopes, I guess bigger than reality itself. Im not gonna fall in the cynical category but Im gonna put a tick next to the box that says BEWILDERED and another one next to IGNORANT???? This is just me thinking loudly, maybe Louder than Should BE......
Hey maybe its time for them to let a woman speak, wouldnt that solve all the problems???Hmm I just wander..... Again this is just me thinking loudly, Maybe Louder than Should BE......
I mean to use the amount of suffering as an excuse to get better chairs, or better positions or even cities is really beyond me. Im a Shia, my HUBBY is a Sunni, I have Kurdish relatives, and I know many others in the same situation, but we never ever use Saddam's torture against each other. For God's sake there are more important issues to be resolved at the moment in Iraq, other than who gets what in which Ministry. Suicide Bombers are still roaming the streets, Gangsters are still making deals, water is flooding the roads with a huge chance of diseases spreading, Sewage is everywhere, rubbish has been piling since God knows when, children and adults are being kidnapped, THERE IS NO SECURITY and we have members of the NA arguing whether Kirkuk is Kurdish or Arabic!!!!! For God's Sake its IRAQI......
Can someone just go and tap their shoulders and tell them "Hey Misters, Time out, learn to agree that you disagree, and do something for your OWN people FOR ONCE". Step down from your High Horses and UNITE, if not for your people then for your country IRAQ......
I swear we will never learn. We will stay selfish and arrogant...... I had big hopes, I guess bigger than reality itself. Im not gonna fall in the cynical category but Im gonna put a tick next to the box that says BEWILDERED and another one next to IGNORANT???? This is just me thinking loudly, maybe Louder than Should BE......
Hey maybe its time for them to let a woman speak, wouldnt that solve all the problems???Hmm I just wander..... Again this is just me thinking loudly, Maybe Louder than Should BE......
8 Comments:
Well, Neurotica --
It's certainly true that women understand more about "high chairs" than men do. Our babies in their high-chairs, our men on their thrones, politicians on Mount Olympus...
What you need is something like C-Span, which is a rather dull cable broadcast we have in America that covers all the action in the main chambers of the Congress.
Nothing like seeing democracy in action to get people off their high chairs -- and force them to take off their high hats...
Of course, what we all could use, really, is a television broadcast that also includes all "the back-room dealmaking".
Transparency is the true key to democracy. President Bush and congress often forget that. There aren't many politicians brave and selfless enough to risk looking the fool in front of their public.
Of course, that doesn't prevent them from looking like fools... (confession here: I did not vote for Bush and I'm against most of his policies -- don't get me started! -- and my own party is often terribly disappointing -- don't get me started!)
I think what's happening in your congress is shameful -- yet understandable. It's all a learning process.
I got the impression during the runup to the elections that the Communists are one of the only political parties that truly believes in "the community" of Iraq. A community based on cooperation without the need of a strongman/figurehead.
Of course, I don't know or understand all the arcana of the different political/religious groups (hell, let's face it -- I don't know what I'm talking about...)
I suppose that what's needed is a healthy dose of patience alternating with a healthy dose of impatience! I don't know how you can hold these politicians accountable (beyond voting them out next time). They must know what all the immediate problems are in Iraq, but the sad fact is that many of these ego-maniacs really don't care about the reality on the streets.
They think their mirror is a window.
They think they can have vision without looking.
They dream without imagination.
Hmmm, this isn't very cheerful is it, Neurotica?
All the best,
Tilli (Mojave Desert)
The conclusion to your first paragraph, starting "Suicide bombers..." is excellent.
There is a positive side. I think that there are historical examples of the transition from an undemocratic government to a democratic one in which the democratic politics starts out dominated by 'identity politics,' but later evolves to more ordinary politics. By 'identity politics' I mean politics dominated by the identity of the constituents, rather than by principles. Examples of 'identity' include religion, such as Sunni or Shia, and ethnicity, such as Arab or Kurd or Turkmen. Under a highly undemocratic government, there IS no real politics. When a sudden transition to democracy takes place, all people have to go by is what they are. Once the political process starts, the practicalities of daily necessity start being more important than identity aspects that really have little to do with those practicalities. You gave a list of such things, including security & garbage. Garbage is not identifiably Shia or Sunni or Kurd. Let us hope! One of the most important parties is Dr. Allawi's, which is not an identity party. Also, the United Iraqi List did make an attempt to be nominally comprehensive. Unfortunately, it takes time to move away from identity politics and I don't think the Baathists and Zarqawi want to give Iraq time.
Michael in Framingham
It's very frustrating and quite frankly the whole thing is a big pain in the ass. It's the same here in America. Factions always vying for the most - and they will lie through their TEETH and KNOW they are lying and still do it.
It's why it's so important to stay involved, keep your voice heard, VOTE, communicate with the people who represent you. They have no idea what YOU want and expect from them unless you TELL them.
I'm always writing to my representatives - and I even write to the President and tell him what I think. My daughters have done so, too.
Hang in there - it's going to work out fine. It will never be perfect but it will be fine.
Hi,
Well it looks like the process has brought out old wounds. And it's making people look around, and get suspicious, and maybe start believing some of the more outrageous rumors. But it's a good thing that is happening. People are having to look deep inside to make the right choice. They are also looking around to the people closest, and seeing the difference, like in your family. I have heard from lots of the bloggers the same thing. They got all kinds in their family and friends.
And right now tempers are high, people are going around accusing each other of taking sides.
The day is drawing near. a line will be drawn and good people will make the right choices.
But it's a good thing that you have all gone through this process, hard as it might be right now in Iraq.
In the end the only way that the streets will be cleaned and the drains fixed, is when Iraqis all come together to get it done.
http://kurdo.blogspot.com/
Kurdo basically says that the Kurds have suffered so much that they deserve an independent state, and if they can't get that, they've got every right for their demands to be accepted. That holding up the formation of a government mightn't be taken very kindly by other Iraqis doesn't seem to bother him very much, or many of the Kurdish commenters either. Sad.
I really enjoyed your blog about your vacation. I was surprised you went to such a cold place in the winter!
What is your general sense of how things are going in Iraq? Is the insurgency getting weaker now?
Tilli, you never cease to amaze me,lol.
Michael and MonicaR, It does take time ,yes but there are things that if you wait a bit more longer to resolve, it will be too late....
Madtom,Unity is the key issue here.Im sure 99% of the Iraqi population had enough of words and promises,they need to see action, and they need to see it now.
Stephie,thats the problem with politicians,its ME ME ME then "oh and this small thing for the people"Sad but True....
Heiko,to be honest with you,If the Kurds want independence,let them have it, its their right but dont do it on the accounts of Iraqis.Yes they have suffered,but who hasnt under saddam's tyrant regime??Im a shia,does that mean I will go and demand an independent South just because we were massacred by saddam's men???If Kirkuk wasnt so rich with oil,would the Iraqi leaders still fight for it??? Why cant they put their differences aside for once, and THINK OF IRAQ???I respect my fellow Kurds for fighting for their rights,but there's always a right time to do things....
Anon,dont remind me about the cold,God it was freezing there, but hey Ihad HUBBY to snuggle to :-) As for the situation in Iraq, well explosions are still taking place, but HUBBY says the mood is much calmer after the elections.Lets hope it stays that way...And lets pray that the government will be announced soon so they can take control and stop those B of criminals...
It's not about "agreeing", it's about "compromise". Rarely will different factions agree on anything, and even when they agree on desired results, they will disagree about the way to achieve those results. The art of compromise is a fine thing, and it will take time to learn.
Security is the most important thing. Once that is established, foreign troops can leave, and foreign capital will roll in like a tidal wave. Once the people begin to prosper, they will never allow anyone to take their freedom again.
All groups must share in that prosperity in order to maintain security, for only the disfranchised see a reason to revolt.
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