Suddenly, our politicians talk only about the people suffering. They all talk about the lack of services, lack of electricity, the housing crisis, the unemployment crisis and the security issues. Suddenly, most of them who were gaining millions during the last four years started thinking about the financial situation of the poor families who never dreamed of earning even one million Iraqi Dinars ($850). Suddenly, many politicians started visting the rural areas and meeting the innocent poor who were begging for a visit by one of the officials to listen to them or to tell him about a sewage problem or lack of drinking water or the absence of any medical services.
This sudden grew suddenly like a big white cloud only few days before the parliamentary election. They want to convince the simple people to vote for them. They want the poor to trust them again. In return, they are promising to improve their miserable lives.
Talking to some friends and people in few gatherings revealed one fact for me. People are not naive any more. They realized and knew the political game. Big promises and speeches do not have the same old effect. People know the big promises will evaporate directly after the end of the 7th of March elections.
I hope my people would be able this time to choose the best who can save this country and its unlucky people.

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Posted by: Ali Reza | March 04, 2010 at 01:40 AM
At least your candidates are paying "lip service" to the idea that they owe people some help and service in return for their votes. Some of the candidates may be sincere and honest in their words-- I hope that the people will remember all their promises in the next election, and vote to re-elect the ones who know how to keep a promise.
Laith, you sound much more hopeful about this election than you were before. May your best hopes be justified, not just in the candidates, but in the voters!!!
My family and I send our very best wishes, for you all.
Posted by: Diogenes | March 02, 2010 at 10:01 PM
I wish your country well in the elections. I've read about the Chalabi internet "Thief of Baghdad" posters. I'd love to see it. Somebody came up with a clever idea. Good to know the people in Iraq aren't going to fall for pretty words. Politics is about power and money. Elections are about advertising.
Posted by: LJM | February 27, 2010 at 03:40 PM