How do the leaders/political figures of Iraq come to power?
546186
US army must move out from IraQ,not Iraq only but Afghanistan also.So Iraq leaders or politicial can "making " strong government.I mean "Iraq government style".
751552
In India mostly they become leaders by birth. (By becoming a son or daughter to a politician.)
755020
unity is impossible in iraq. The religious factions are too seperate. Unless a dictator is reintroduced there can't be peace because the people there hate each other and us. Divide them up, give them militaries to defend themselves and create a weak federal government with a strong military as a deterrent
1006637
that is something they(Iran) would like, beause they could then influence the shiite majority in Iraq to be more cooperative with Iran's plan of politically controling Iraq.
288689
Iraq is like Yuoslavia.  Yuoslavia was an artificial country forced together by a strong dictator.  When the dictator was removed, the country fell apart. Iraq is one of the last remnants of the British-French colonial era.  It was cobbled together by the British as part of an effort to maintain a land route to India.  Iraq is not a homogenous group of people with a common heritage or religion. It consists of Kurds, Sunnis, and Shites.  The best thing for Iraq would be to split it up along the lines of these three groups, just as Yugoslavia disintegrated into several smaller entities.  Short of that, the only way to keep Iraq together as a cohesive unit will be for another strong dictator to appear and bring these diverse groups together by force. The concept of democracy as backed by the United States will never work in Iraq. After the Americans leave the country will either break apart in bloody war or be held together by a ruthless strongman.  Democracy is not and has never been a viable option.
22539
An election doesn't make something democratic, many third world nations have had elections in the PAST but aren't considered democracy.\nFor Iraq to fully become a democracy it must meet some certain guidelines like equal rights for woman.\nAny nation can become democratic if the majority of the people want it to be one.\n\nIf Iraqis want Iraq to be a democracy, it will be one.
866779
First of all,they DON'T want to be occupied by anybody. \n Second, you have three different cultures still trying to be the ones in control of everything.\n The Sunnis want Saddam back in power.\n The Kurds in Iraq want to unite with the Kurds in Turkey to make their own state. Do you really believe that Iraq and Turkey are going to surrender land for this? Hold your breath on that one.\n And last but not least,you have the Shiites who don't trust fellow Iraqis much less  foreigners.\n These people were used to having some a**hole standing on a balcony telling them how great they are and how they need to wipe out the Jews and American interlopers who just want their oil.\nIt's going to take another generation before you see significant change in the region.The general population got a taste of Democracy when they voted in the last election,and they seemed to enjoy having a say in their government depspite threats from indurgents.
997697
Are you suggesting that the Chinese will become involved?\nThat there is a North and South Iraq?  What?
1087888
Government of America's Choice? How is that when Iraq held their own elections?
1069068
Americans for the most part like the Iraqi's.  It is the terrorist insurgents and the hangers on to the old regime we don't like.  In the words of Thomas Jefferson, all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights.  Sometimes you just have to stand up and fight for those rights.  The Iraqi people are just starting to get a chance to fight for their own rights now.  If you are an Iraqi, be proud, vote and support your new free and open Representative Republic.  It may not be perfect, but it beats the hell out of tyranny.
221523
Bad leadership.  \n\nOur leaders believed they were doing a good thing by getting rid of Saddam so that you could rule yourselves.  But it seems that the people are not mature enough to do that yet.
12618
Iraq can become a secular democracy by building secularism (secularity?) into their constitution.  By explicitly establishing that church and state should remain separate, and by further defining the limitations of one upon the other, they can establish a secular democracy.\n\nOf course, any true democracy will reflect to some degree the moral/religious leanings of a majority of its voting citizens.  A democracy is not inherently secular or religious.  It is inherently of, by, and for its people and nothing more.
641369
This is really easy. Machievelli said the ends will justify the means and rulers should basically do anything to stay in power, ANYTHING.If you've read "The Prince," by Machievelli, you would understand this idea. Each of the people you have listed were pretty ruthless in their desire to stay on top. Just provide examples of this. Google each of their names to get a breif history of thier years as rulers. You will find plenty to support your claim. If you can't read the prince, get some sparks notes and find a few of his really good quotes.
37334
I'm freaking speechless...How does an armed militant faction become the most powerful party in Iraq??? the world is coming to an end as we know it...I think there is going to be a lot more chaos down in the middle east.
823063
whatever side would gain them  politically
828562
They aren't militarily, but are politically.  He has a large following in the Iraqi government.
783646
You cannot give Democracy to anyone. All you can do is show what it is and show them a way. The rest is up to them. The Iraq people have to want democracy. (all of them) It can be really difficult to know it is what you want if you have never had Democracy and have no idea what it really means.