I can't really be arsed with this any more. I've said my bit!
But if I were an Iraqi then I would most definitely have voted and I'd want to help sort my country out and get the troops out and help to build a proper country with decent values and attitudes. Whether I liked George Bush or not wouldn't have come into it. I'd reckon that every Tom Dick and Harry Corporation was making money out of our country's oil and if a by-product of one of Bush sending the troops in was that Bushmate's Inc made a few bucks then I'd be happy enough to see it happen, before Bushmate's Inc got the boot and Tom Dick and Harry Inc got back down to the job of screwing us just as before. We'd be better off without the evil giant and not any worse off in other respects.
Of course, if you want to look at it from the point of view of your own prejudices then fine.
But if I were an Iraqi then I would most definitely have voted and I'd want to help sort my country out and get the troops out and help to build a proper country with decent values and attitudes. Whether I liked George Bush or not wouldn't have come into it. I'd reckon that every Tom Dick and Harry Corporation was making money out of our country's oil and if a by-product of one of Bush sending the troops in was that Bushmate's Inc made a few bucks then I'd be happy enough to see it happen, before Bushmate's Inc got the boot and Tom Dick and Harry Inc got back down to the job of screwing us just as before. We'd be better off without the evil giant and not any worse off in other respects.
Of course, if you want to look at it from the point of view of your own prejudices then fine.