Posted on 01/30/2005 5:05:57 AM PST by nuconvert
Jan. 29: Iraqi immigrants Nadia Khoshaba hugs Mona Oshana, left, after voting in Irvine, Calif.
Disabled Iraqi man Mohammed Karim Khader, 80, is carried on the back of another man on his way to cast his vote in the northern Kurdish city of Suleimaniya, January 30, 2005.
After all car movements were prohibited, thousands of Iraqis make a trip on foot to the town of Al Alamara, Iraq (news - web sites), to place their votes Sunday, Jan. 30 2005. Iraqis turned out to vote Sunday in their country's first free election in a half-century, defying insurgents who launched deadly suicide bombings and mortar strikes at polling stations.
An Iraqi policeman helps a blind woman on her way to a polling station in Baghdad, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005.
An Iraqi woman shows her inked finger while flashing the victory sign after casting her vote at al-Batool polling station in eastern Baghdad, January 30, 2005.
I hope no one takes this as stealing from the President, but...
"FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH"!
Freedom makes miracles possible, tyranny only evil.
Wow. Such amazing pictures.
What these people braved to cast a ballot is unreal.
God bless America. The ONLY nation on this earth that is still strong and brave enough to lead the way and pay the price to overthrow an evil tyrant and bring freedom to the oppressed.
Considering Democrats' hatred of the President, the events today in Iraq must be their worst nightmare. It is the worst of all possible worlds to have to concede that, with a 70%+ turnout, George Bush may have succeeded in demonstrating that Democracy is a greater attractive force than terrorism.
The result is a message that is being heard around the world, one that will change the paradigm of both friends and foes.
What is happening with the Iraqi vote possibly even justifies the effort, and not just in Iraq. This repeats Mr. Bush’s prior success in Afghanistan. It sends the message that he is correct - democracy is a stronger force than hatred. Two wins, no losses.
Further, it lends credibility to those in Europe who believed that France, Germany and the UN were in error opposing the United States on what to do, and why to do it. Tony Blair’s political capital goes up, too. The American success makes the UN look ridiculous; they should have done it, but couldn’t.
Domestically, the vote in Iraq raises the political capital and credibility of President Bush and Secretary of State Condi Rice while it further diminishes the likes of Kerry, Kennedy and Boxer in the eyes of fellow politicians and the voting public.
Democracy won a big one today. And the cynical Democrats lost...big time.
We are probably better off for that then, in the long run.
Great pic. Thanks!
Yup... the stoned people... the people who just don't care... the tinfoils... etc... if we had a compulsory voting system like Australia, we'd have a Communist Party like all the Euroweenies do
Short answer: Nope.
But, who cares? If the 70%+ turnout is accurate, they are in a pickle trying to spin that. Mrs don-o told me she had heard some predictions of a 15% turnout.
Yeah!!!!!!
Thanks.
This photo should win an award and be on the cover of every magazine.
Thanks for posting the pics, I'm tearing up again, This is beautifull.....
By the way...that was a great quote from Irag the Model
MSM: Tonight's leading story... 30% of Iraqis decide not to vote; The election's validity is in question.
Ass clowns...
Iraq the Model (sorry for the typo)
Someone (I think it was on Hammarab.blogspot) said that the Bones of the Desert are weeping today, thanks to the Avenger of Bones.
wow
See what Alaa at The Mesopotamian has to say.......
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