From dictator....
to democracy....
The brave & courageous people of Iraq have spoken. Despite threats against them, despite the predictions of low voter turnout, the Iraqis in overwhelming numbers went to the poles & cast their votes. At least 60% of registered voters have voted. In Saddam's day voter turn out was 100%, but the choices were "Saddam, yes" or "Saddam, no." You voted "no" at your peril.
There are stories of wheelchair bound people struggling for a mile or more to get to their polling stations, old folks being carried to the stations, festive dancing by voters in line to vote. One particular story: a polling station was closed, so people began walking to the next closest station - 13 miles away. First a few walked it, then they soon were joined by hundreds. 13 miles!
Thirty plus people died at the terrorist's hands. But this was far from the "blood in the streets" that they promised to inflict on the voters. Iraqi & American forces deserve credit for the wall of protection they provided. And the Iraqi citizens deserve credit & honor for defying the pig terrorists.
The vote was a resounding success!
Meanwhile, Sen. Ted-the DT's-Kennedy mouthed off 2 days ago about pulling our troops out now & blah, blah, etc. He is an idiot & borderline traitor.
Not to be outdone, Sen. John(Vietnam Vet) Kerry today on tv questioned the historic referendum's legitimacy, saying, "It's hard to say that something is legitimate when a whole portion of the country can't vote and doesn't vote." Kerry also pooh-poohed reports of a surprisingly high 72 percent turnout by Iraqi voters, insisting instead that the election has "gone as expected." Asked if he thought Iraq was now less of a terrorist threat, Kerry said: "No, it's more. And, in fact, I believe the world is less safe today than it was two and a half years ago." This sourgrapes fool doesn't have a word of congratulations for the Iraqis in their historic election. Well, John-I'll never be President-Kerry is history, anyway. So we can ignore the fool.
Then there are the radical libnuts who will never acknowledge any good in Iraq, because they are twisted, mean-spirited little punks who have no grip on reality. Comments from a site called the Democrtic Underground:
"I can't believe the Iraqis are buying into this "democracy" bullshit. They have to know that the Americans don't want them to have power, because they know that Bush is in this for the oil, and now that he finally has it he's not going to let it go. This election is a charade."
"There are people who are fighting the richest and strongest army in the world with whatever they can scrape up in the streets. They fight against all odds to preserve the integrity of their country from an occupying force. What is not to admire and respect about that? Do they make mistakes? I'm sure they do. Do innocent people get hurt? Probably. But blame it on the occupying force who started this war, not the people trying to protest their homeland."
"I just can't see how this is a positive development for the people of Iraq or the peace of the world."
"I had to turn off CNN because they kept focusing on the so-called "voters" and barely mentioned the resistance movements at all."
"Where are the freedom fighters today? Are their voices silenced because some American puppets cast a few ballots?"
"Let's hope the resistance got voted in, or if not, they only increase the fight and take down those who betrayed their country today by voting in this fraud election."
It's nice to know that these socio-pathic clueless clowns are marginalized. They will be left behind on the ash heap of history, while democracy spreads inexoribly throughout the world.
....from sea to shining sea