Festive Voting
With the threat of violence in the air, elated Iraqis turned out in droves to celebrate the opportunity to vote. Reuters reports:
It's going to be interesting to watch the leftist spin machine. It is already revving up. Bush critics best be careful. He's a clear cut winner today. Unlike Kerry on Meet the Press, the savvy critics (read, Hillary) will overtly be congratulatory to Iraqis and avoid the obvious bitterness so evident in the Boxers, Bidens and Kennedys.
By Luke Baker
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some came on crutches, others walked for miles then struggled to read the ballot, but across Iraq, millions turned out to vote Sunday, defying insurgents who threatened a bloodbath.
Suicide bombs and mortars killed at least 27 people, but voters still came out in force for the first multi-party poll in 50 years. In some places they cheered with joy at their first chance to cast a free vote, in others they shared chocolates.
Even in Falluja, the Sunni city west of Baghdad that was a militant stronghold until a U.S. assault in November, a steady stream of people turned out, confounding expectations. Lines of veiled women clutching their papers waited to vote.
"We want to be like other Iraqis, we don't want to always be in opposition," said Ahmed Jassim, smiling after he voted.
It's going to be interesting to watch the leftist spin machine. It is already revving up. Bush critics best be careful. He's a clear cut winner today. Unlike Kerry on Meet the Press, the savvy critics (read, Hillary) will overtly be congratulatory to Iraqis and avoid the obvious bitterness so evident in the Boxers, Bidens and Kennedys.
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