Congratulations Iraq

There is not really much to say except “Told ya so” to all the anti Iraqi and anti US journalists and leaders out there.

I won’t say much except link to this from The Mesopotamian

There were amazing scenes; not very likely to seen anywhere else. There were acts of heroism. Abdul Amir Kadhim, saw a man whom he suspected to be a suicide bomber, he threw himself on the man before he could get to the waiting line of people; and sure there was an explosion and this young man gave his life to save the others. Prime Minister Allawi paid tribute to this heroism. At one station there was a suicide attack and several people fell; when people of the neighborhood heard of this, the waiting line suddenly swelled to three times in size; people rushed out of their homes and came running to wait in line; it was their way to express their defiance and anger at this crime. The examples of bravery and courage are too numerous to recount. People took courage from each other, as people came out others watched and did not want to be left out. It was something incredible to watch. Yes this was a historic day, a day to remember until our dying day. With one stroke, in a single day, the silent majority spoke and answered all the pundits and doubters, and those who spoke on their behalf. Yet we have been telling you this all along; we have been telling you ever since this blogging movement started. Do you now see that we were not representing minority views, that we were not some CIA agents trying to make propaganda? The Mesopotamian

Congratulations and keep up the good fight. Of course the excuses will start coming in the next week or two from the people who said you weren’t ready to vote. But ignore it. You’ve put up with suicide bombers, kidnappers, bombers and everything else. You have at least shown that you are more capable and deserving of an election than my country