[arasina]

Officials said the extensive Arab media coverage of the expatriate voting process is encouraging Iraqis to vote here. "They see the real happiness that Iraqis in the other countries exhibit at being able to vote," said an Iraqi official. "It is contagious."

Yes! Yes! Yes! Lots of ululation going on!

[lonevoice]

LOL! I actually saw one of the expatriate women, in appropriate headcovering, ululating after casting her vote in either Michigan or Maryland.

[ken5050]

Whe Bush announced the plan for early elections in Iraq, I thoguth he had screwed the pooch..that he was giving in to his incessant Dem critics. I figured it would take 5 years to pacify and de-Baatisize the country, and restore some services..otherwise we'd end up with another a failed country. I believed the Iraqis could pull it off..just not this soon.. I wonder if Bushg knew about Allawi back then. The guy's been magnificent..he's amde it possible. I don't think we yetknow 5% of what he's managed to accomplish..

[Mercat]

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