The picture at #12 pretty much reduced me to slush. I can't help wondering if the Iraqis have any idea how great are hopes are for them. GW, the imperialist. I think not.
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