Posted on 01/30/2005 7:57:33 AM PST by kattracks
Preliminary reports that turnout in Sunday's Iraq election has topped 70 percent have surprised American reporters, many of whom had predicted that terrorists would succeed in sabotaging the U.S.- backed referendum."I have to say, it's going a lot better than I thought it would," Rod Nordland, Newsweek's Baghdad bureau chief, said Sunday as the numbers came in. "The attacks by the insurgents, while they're numerous, haven't reached that kind of critical threshold where it really kept everybody home," he told the Fox News Channel.
With an hour left to go before the polls in Iraq close, Reuters reported that turnout had reached 72 percent nationwide. Election officials in Shiite areas say turnout there may top 90 percent.
Initial voter response was slow as the polls opened late Saturday U.S. time, but increased dramatically after threats of spectacular attacks failed to materialize. Of 5300 polling stations, only 15 reported attacks. 29 people were killed, including five police officers.
"Once it seemed like the worst was over, [voters] came out in very large numbers," Nordland said. While Sunni turnout was lower, "it was a lot better than would have been expected."
Haven't read through all posts so forgive me if this is a repeat.
The fact that there was so little violence is directly related to our ability to seek them out and kill them. We have been so successful that they no longer have the manpower to carry out a coordinated attack on a large scale. They can disrupt via IED's and occasional mortar and rocket attacks, but they are finished.
Those left are just looking for a body bag to climb into. Its just a matter of time.
Hats off to our military and to the Iraqi people. What a statement.
For all I care jennings and williams and the rest of them could enlist in the army tomorrow and I would hate their guts.
As far as some not knowing all the candidates.....how about the dems who 'help' the uninformed, the nursing home patients, the mental patients, VOTE right here in the good old USA.
Why America is so good it even lets the dead vote. Surely, they know all the candidates and their positions.....right?
The MSM didn't misjudge. They were hoping that it would not be a good turnout. Better the people should live in tyranny than President Bush to have been deemed correct.
"72% Iraqi Turnout Stuns U.S. (leftist)Press"
US (leftist)Press: But..but, but well, but you know, er..umm ..ah, but but what about the other 28%
Don't laugh. I'm sure there are lawyers at the ACLU (is there anyone else besides lawyers at the ACLU?) who have discussed just that.
Sheesh!
Well, everybody expected the Sunnis to stay home, but they didn't.
Since they make up about 25% of the population, it looks like they predominately did not vote. There seems to be overwhelming turnout of Shia and Kurds which is to be expected.
I believe that's STUNED ;^)
Have a look at what DANNY BOY'S gone a done. His designated three minutes of lucidity for '05?
FGS
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1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren.
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Example (quoted from DUmbass 'patsified' on the DU thread "Iraqi Voter Turnout Placed at 72%"):
"Was this worth destroying the United States of America? Was this worth sending our nation tumbling into the toilet? Was this worth destroying our reputation and the worth of our word in the world? Were the lies worth it? Was this worth the billions and billions of dollars emptied from our nation's treasury? Was the enrichment of Halliburton and the Carlyle Group worth it? Was this worth the bloodshed of soldiers and of innocents? Was it worth losing your arms, little Ali? Was there NO OTHER WAY to have achieved this? Am I supposed to jump up and down and clap and dance and cry for joy that MY nation has been turned into a [expletive]pile and everyone in the world hates MY nation now? There is no democracy here in America, but I am supposed to be overwhelmed with good cheer that it exists for the Iraqis?"
Is anyone surprised at how the left and the leftist dominated media have reacted to the overwhelming success of the Iraqi elections? If yes, tell me how you have decorated the area under your rock.
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