Iraqi Election~~~~~ Live thread.

All of us | Jan 29 2005 | Various Freepers

[Dog]

It is now 3 am in Iraq the polls will be opening in the next few hours as the world watches and hold's it breath. Iraq is about to undertake a historic vote.

Lets wish them well....... please post all comments and election photos to this thread.

[silent_jonny]

(He's wearing the black turtle neck metro look, BTW)

LOL--I think Wesley has moved beyond metro ...

[PhiKapMom]

This picture is worth a 1000 words. Cannot imagine what it must be like for some of these people to be voting for the first time in 50 years. God Bless the brave people of Iraq and our military who are defending their right to a free election.

[hipaatwo]

Thanks for the thread. I'll watch Fox as long as I can keep my eyes open.



GO E A G L E S EAGLES!

[doug from upland]

Terry "The Punk" McAuliffe thinks it's the best election ever.

[SandRat]

In a related story early exit polling results of the ex-patriot vote indicate that John Kerry is still a loser.

[Republic]

OH YES! Great post! This is such a wonderful moment in time for everyone, and for the Iraqis...this moment is beyond words!

[Soul Seeker]

I'm full of joy.

I know the risks. I know we could witness horrific images. I know the MSM would feed off destruction. I know the Libs in our country would smile demonically with glee.

The Iraqi people are Free. They are fighting back with a ballot. They have a voice. We have played a role in that. I'm proud and humbled to share this moment with them through the tears and laughter.

Jesus, protect them. Protect our troops. May this be a strong turning point against those that would diminish the sacrifices that enabled this day to come true. I pray for wisdom in discerning their leaders. That the terrorists are struck limb with fear.

I know what we have done is right. Our President G.W.B, our troops and the coalition fighting beside them, the sacrifices of their families and the allied leaders across the Globe God Bless you!

VOTE!

[NorCalRepub]

it is already starting in the Arab world though you don't hear much about it......I'm cautiously optimistic though the middle east is a volatile and quirky world.

[danmar]

We will win Dog,...we will win; our recipe of spreading around freedom is extremely contagious, one might get some case of hiccup's in the process, but we WILL succeed, mark my words!

The thirst for freedom is insatiable, Iraq elections will prove that!

[nicmarlo]

We know that our military are the true heroes, but in Iraq, the people there MUST see this as their victory, because they need to know that putting their lives in danger to vote, is a very brave honorable thing to do---not the message that the terrorists are giving them.

sleuth, LS said it best (up above somewheres, lol):

"If they kill me, I'll just become a martyr."

Get it? Those resisting the terrorists are now seeing themselves as martyrs to the cause of liberty!!

Does someone want to tell me again how Bush's Inaugural doesn't strike the "mystic chords" with people all around the world??

[traderrob6]

Gotta believe that Ronald Reagan is looking down and smiling broadly

[Bahbah]

If I might intervene....

What a welcome intervention.

[Mike Fieschko]

More blogs covering the election:

Blogs covering Iraq election at cyberjournalist.net.

Also, other news roundups and blog roundups at:

Iraq Files

Future of Iraq portal.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

How much blood is on Hanoi Kerry's hands?

Kerry: Arabs frustrated by U.S. policies

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321483/posts

KERRY TO AL AZHAR GRAN IMAN:
WASHINGTON COMMITED TERRIBLE MISTAKES IN IRAQ (TRAITOR ALERT!)
Jan 13 05

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320020/posts

Kerry bashes US policy in meeting w/ leader of foreign group opposed to US
(not ‘71 or ‘85 – Jan 12 05!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319451/posts

"Former U.S. presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA), an election observer,
leaves the office of Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this
January 10, 2005 file photo. Middle East countries are frustrated by U.S. policy in
Iraq and feel too little is being done to end violence there, U.S. Senator John Kerry
said on January 12, 2005 on a visit to the region. Kerry repeatedly criticized the
Bush administration's Iraq policy during his failed bid to win the U.S. presidency
from George W. Bush, who led the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein."

[Right_in_Virginia]

I know what we have done is right. Our President G.W.B, our troops and the coalition fighting beside them, the sacrifices of their families and the allied leaders across the Globe God Bless you! VOTE!

Beautifully said.

[DocRock]

"This is so cool! FOX has exclusive video from the drone that photo'd the perps who fired that RPG at our embassy today. You can see the shooters and the drone camera following them. With these pics they were able to track and capture all the terrorists involved in the incident."

[mass55th]

ROFL!!! Excellent!

[Dolphy]

Why do so many of us feel so strongly about the same things? I have no answer

I think Whittaker Chambers wrote quite eloquently about this when he wrote about the deepest human cry and external (political) freedom as only an aspect of internal freedom. Without freedom, he said, the soul dies. This is what touches me as I look at the pictures and hear the stories of this historical event.

[international american]

BUMP... its looking good right now.

[Springman]

Bump for later, thanks for the ping!!!