The wealth of my country are looted and Iraqi citizens stand watching that powerless
If the guardian turns to a thief, life becomes difficult and hopeless. Most Iraqis whom I know they think of leaving Iraq nowadays not because the violence but because they can't stand this situation, seeing some corrupted people messing with their beloved Iraq.
The monitoring role of Parliament is impaired because of the suspicious political deals among the blocs that if the parliament wants to investigate any corruption cases against any high rank official in the government, his party stands against that.
Since more than two years I heard about many calls of Iraqi lawmakers to question the minister trade, the head of one of most corrupt ministries according to the head of integrity committee in the Iraq parliament but these calls do not find those who listen to because of alliances.
Some Iraqi ministries reward their corrupt employees like what happened with the corrupt employee in ministry of trade. The head of the integrity committee said that this employee was sent to Egypt as a commercial attaché. The corrupt employee started an extra project. He opened sugar factory and now he has a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Trade to supply Iraq with sugar for twenty years.
Finally, Iraqi parliament appointed a date for questioning the minister of trade. The questioning will be hold in September which means more than four months later. What Great Justice we enjoy in the Iraq of today.
Article: "Most Iraqis whom I know they think of leaving Iraq nowadays not because the violence but because they can't stand this situation, seeing some corrupted people messing with their beloved Iraq."
If your elected leaders are corrupted, why did you elect them? Are you making a claim against these elected leaders or others?
If others, then they should be subjected to the due process of law.
I know that both of the above is much to ask of Iraq, in its present form. But, I submit, this is the direction that Iraqis must take. The rule of law and leadership by the electoral process. Both are a long from where Iraq is coming. It has very little practical experience with either.
But, neither can one say that the Iraqis are beyond help. The turnout at the elections show clearly that Iraqis want democratic change. Democracy is a process that takes a considerable time to learn. We in America, after 250 years of democracy, were still able to elect G.W. Bush, which just shows how wrong we can employ democratic principles.
Be patient, democracy takes time and practice. If Iraqis are willing to remain in Iraq in its present state, that indicates a steadfast hope for change. That change can only come from the ballot box. And it is only Good Leadership that can assure courageously that Iraq be governed by laws and not by crooks.
The hard part is, with the departure of American troops, Iraqis will not have the Americans to blame for their own failures. Iraq must move beyond its tribal passions into an era of democracy and one-person-one-vote. Therein lies its only salvation.
Posted by: Lafayette | May 01, 2009 at 05:58 AM