Election and Voter Turnout
Not to beat a dead horse, but it 's worth pondering that in 1967, the U.S. crowed about the good turnout in the Vietnam election. As we mentioned yesterday in our open thread post, there's an eerie similarity between the two.
Martini Republic has some thoughts on who will control the new Iraqi Government. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim , a Shi'ite leader, already is calling the election a victory for the United Iraqi Alliance. And, big surprise, Iraq's President today said he wants U.S. troops to stay in Iraq.
"It's only complete nonsense to ask the troops to leave in this chaos and this vacuum of power," al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab, said.
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