Iraqis throng to polls in landmark vote

"It's a national celebration for all Iraqis," declared President Jalal Talabani, the country's first Kurdish head of state. This was the third national election this year. Millions voted in peace and relative calm with only a few minor disruptions being reported. "This is our day of victory. They will not drive us back to our homes. This is the end of terrorism," said Safia Mohammed, a Shiite voter reacting to one of the periodic explosions in the capital.

Strict security was enforced as 15.5 million Iraqis were called to vote for a four-year, 275-member parliament, with top candidates pledging to restore stability and pave the way for an exit of foreign troops. Even a large percentage of Iraq's Sunni population turned out in record numbers.

All this despite a dirty election trick stolen from the U.S. Democratic (socialist) Party's playbook to perpetrate election fraud by polluting the process with the implication of bogus ballots.
Nice try boys.

But desperate thugs use desperate measures even after months of western whiners trying to hype the loses and ignore the victories of this endeavor.
I guess someone forgot to inform the Iraqi people.


Now comes the hard part.
E Pluribus Unum - out of the many, one.