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**truck** · 03-08-2010, 04:07 PM

What a load of crap. The decision that the next government of Afghanistan would be a "democracy" was made in Washington D.C., and not in Kabul. There was no discussion in Afghanistan what the best for the country would be. They were presented a constitution and the tribal leaders decided to tolerate the piece of paper, for they enjoy proving us it isn't worth the paper it is written on every day.

That is simply wrong. Their constitution was drawn up by a constitutional committee assisted and advised by constitutional experts working through the UN. The process involved extensive consultation with the Afghan people throughout Afghanistan as well as with Afghans living in other countries. It was then presented to a loya jirga for approval where it was very hotly debated before being approved.

03-08-2010, 04:07 PM	#29
truck Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	What a load of crap. The decision that the next government of Afghanistan would be a "democracy" was made in Washington D.C., and not in Kabul. There was no discussion in Afghanistan what the best for the country would be. They were presented a constitution and the tribal leaders decided to tolerate the piece of paper, for they enjoy proving us it isn't worth the paper it is written on every day. That is simply wrong. Their constitution was drawn up by a constitutional committee assisted and advised by constitutional experts working through the UN. The process involved extensive consultation with the Afghan people throughout Afghanistan as well as with Afghans living in other countries. It was then presented to a loya jirga for approval where it was very hotly debated before being approved.
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