Light a Candle...

Iraq votes, despite gloom/doom reports and Dems..

Iraq has concluded its first democratic (actually republican) vote. The results are being tabulated and the country is taking its first steps down a road too seldom trod in that part of the world.

History tells us that this is the easy part, the hard part of making it work is still before them. This with covert opposition of their neighbors, make progress a true expression of the strength and determination of the Iraqi people. They will need our continued support as they begin to grow their internal infrastructure. Never doubt that the rise of a democratic republic government in Iraq is the gravest threat to their neighbors (Syria, Jordan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc).

I predict that, like the Afganistan elections, the Iraqi democratic development will be under reported, and negatively reported when that occurs. Kerry is already trying to position himself on both sides of the issue (thanks to Short Final, Cleared to Land).

posted by Clayton @ 11:18 AM