Don't delay the vote. They can continue to vote and vote and vote for years to come. But don't delay the first vote - stay on schedule. Also stay with them until they have voted several times. Then stay until they are secure - just as we did in Japan and Germany.
How about the US troops being secure in occupation as they were in Japan and Germany? Time for Iraq to vote for their leaders and us to come home.
The troops got rid of Saddam and ended any WMD threats to us. Mission accomplished. Iraq should work out their own salvation [it that's the right word].
Its the same group of 'clerics'.. something about the 'Muslim Brotherhood' that are the 'Sunnis' that keep threatening to not vote (some of them originally fought the US, but later were convinced to take part in gov't... now they aren't happy with their slice, and want to put it off)
As for the Kurds... from what I hear, this attitude (delay the elections) is an EXTREME minority in the North. (its that part that was 'new')