To the Editor:
No-one is going to dispute the claim that the attacks at the polling stations, and on voters puts a stain on the recent elections whose hope was to create a democracy in Iraq. However, something that shows an opportunity for a little bit of hope is being overlooked. The elections were predicted to be violent. According to the article there were "fliers and CDs scattered in the streets [threatening] to kill anyone who voted". This threat of increased and specific violence did not stop people from going out and attempting to vote for the country's democracy. Of course the transition between forms of government would be rough. There has been enough evidence of this in the past months, that's old news. What is important is that the Iraqi citizens feel that “This is an attack on our freedom to vote", which despite the fact that they feel this freedom is threatened, indicates that the Iraqi people believe this is a freedom they should have the right to. Which is at least a step in the right direction.
This is an awesome testament to the desire for freedom. How do you think that the possibility that the Iraqi government wants American troops to stay in Iraq for a longer period than originally expected plays into the desire for freedom and democracy?
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