Thursday, January 25, 2007

Iraqi Parliament: Unsustainable Bribery

Iraqi members of Parliament draw a salary and benefits equal to $ 120,000 per year. In relative GDP figures, it is like our members of Congress earning $ 3,000,000 per year.This is the Middle East model for democracy as per George Bush.

Historically, democracy has always grown organically from the people who were to be governed. I.E. it started at the bottom and worked up. But the Bush model relies on bribes to militia heads to go through the motions of democratic governence.

Who's being made a fool, Bush et al, Iraqi members of parliament or American soldiers and taxpayers ? Bush and Iraqi parliamentarians collect salaries for their time. American soldiers and taxpayers pay the bills.

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