Michael Rubin wrote in Opinion Journal Iraqis are much more optimistic about their country than American opinion makers
On Oct. 15, Iraqis demonstrated that their desire to determine the future through the ballot box was the rule rather than the exception. Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen; Sunnis, Shiites and Christians--all braved threats of violence to vote. The vast majority voted in favor of the constitution. But whatever their positions, Iraqis considered their decision carefully.
And they showed their decision by going to vote, not by grabbing a gun.The referendum campaign was active. Dueling commercials and newscasts sought to sway the Iraqi vote. Such is the nature of politics in a country no longer subject to state-controlled media.
Some read the constitution. They voted for or against federalism. Some marked their ballot on the basis of how closely they wished religion to be mixed with government. Others did not read the document but learned about it on television, in newspapers and even by text messaging, the latest medium employed by Iraqi politicians to reach constituents. Security, rather than content, was a determinant for some. They voted "yes" to avoid the chaos of failure and the prolongation of occupation.
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Pleeeeeease. The "constitution" was written by America and is as fake as the rest of the puppet government's follies. No legitmate election or referendum can be held in that country while it is under the heel of a foreign occupation. It is one more sick farce to add to the mountain of sick farces that is the illegal war in Iraq.
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