IRAQ VOTING PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD-Must See Photo Thread

AP ^ | 1/29/05 | Mark Humphrey

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Yes, what a bittersweet moment for this man.

[GretchenM]

It's too bad it wasn't worth it for the US to go to Iraq, pull Saddam the Wicked out of his hidey hole, liberate the country, set things in train for liberty all over the Middle East, isn't it, because nobody over there gives a sand castle one way or the other.

[GretchenM]

There were Americans who had to walk or drive a few blocks and stand in line and complained about it. Could GW be right? Could the power of freedom be so great?

And yet, how many of those same (agonized) voters, those poor, suffering, huddled masses, would stand in line for a concert or a movie and never ever think twice about it?

[bray]

Don't you guys ever take a day off?? One of the Greatest days in History and you have nothing better to do than Bash Bush, get lost and come back tomorrow!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks, Jim. Very moving photos.

[UltraKonservativen]

All I can say is ...AMEN...So be it.

[jp3]

This thread is about as exhilarating as the live one on our election night when we voted for the "Big Picture" guy. What a great feeling to be able to share that with our Iraqi brothers and sisters. May God bless them and keep them safe along with our great military heroes. Post #12 got me too. Happy Tears.

[FreeReign]

[Joe Hadenuf]

Don't you guys ever take a day off??

No, vigilate American citizens never take a day off. You think this is the greatest day in our history? I'd say you are a very naive individual.

[UltraKonservativen]

Wow! What a picture. Purple fingers pointing to a free nation.

[international american]

:)

[Dashing Dasher]

I was tearing up also.
I'm glad it wasn't just me.

[newzjunkey]

Yeah, me too. Powerful photo. God bless him and all who vote in this free Iraq election.

Thank God for America.

[JudyinCanada]

I agree...I am very surprised they allowed them to vote in Syria, Iran, etc.

[uglybiker]

And to think I bit@@ed about standing in line for two hours to cast my vote for George W. Bush.

Yeah, but some of the Dems had to stand in long lines two and even three times!

[TexKat]

Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar waves a stained blue finger, used to identify those who have already voted, after casting his ballot in the capital Baghdad January 30, 2005. Iraq's first multiparty polls in half a century began at dawn on Sunday, elections intended to unite the country but which could instead foment sectarian strife and which insurgents have vowed to turn into a bloodbath. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer holds up his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi elections in Baghdad, Iraq Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer holds up his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi elections in Baghdad, Iraq Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

An Iraqi traffic policeman approaches a box to cast his ballot during the country's national elections early in the morning in the southern city of Basra, January 30, 2005. Iraq's first multiparty polls in half a century began at dawn on Sunday, elections intended to unite the country but which could instead foment sectarian strife and which insurgents have vowed to turn into a bloodbath. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

An Iraqi policeman casts his ballot during the country's national elections early in the morning in the southern city of Basra, January 30, 2005. Iraq's first multiparty polls in half a century began at dawn on Sunday, elections intended to unite the country but which could instead foment sectarian strife and which insurgents have vowed to turn into a bloodbath. REUTERS/Atef Hassan REUTERS/Atef Hassan

[JudyinCanada]

And to think I bit@@ed about standing in line for two hours to cast my vote for George W. Bush. Wait...I thought it was only the dems who had to wait in line. I thought they brought the ballot boxes right out to the country clubs for the republicans to vote as they sat and sipped their martinis.

[Lady In Blue]

These photos are really something,aren't they?!

[JudyinCanada]

Love that letter from Condi.

Very significant today, as freedom begins to reign in Iraq.

Great thread, fabulous, emotional, historical pictures.

Thank you so much to all who posted them.

[Dashing Dasher]

I just looked at 215 pictures on Yahoo - and not one shot had Jimmy Carter in it?!

What's up?