What is the point of there being an election?

[tiggerblue10]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/746970 5.stm

Is it not a forgone conclusion (as it was before Tsvangirai withdrew) anyway?

[sp1214]

Its a dictatoreship posing under the guise of an elected party. It was the same with Saddam where he was always returned with a 98% backing. Maybe the yanks can dispose of him in the same way but I doubt it. There's nothing to be earned from it as there's no oil.