A Soldier's view of the Iraq Election
Every day on the news we hear about people dying in Iraq and how things don't look so good in the Iraq War. Well I tracked down a soldier in Iraq and this is what he had to say.
I was not one bit surprised at the turn out with approximately 70% turning out to vote. What surprised me was the amount of Sunni Arabs that decided to exercise their right to vote. Not only that, but their reaction to reporters asking how they felt about voting. The vast majority felt very strongly about voting and for a lack of a better term felt bad for not exercising their right as a citizen back in January and October. That is a very good sign that all three major ethnic groups are participating. Also surprising was the lack of insurgent activity. In one of Iraq's finest hours, the insurgents did not try to darken the day but instead remained quiet. I can only hope that this trend of lessening violence will continue as the new Iraqi government takes effect and their security forces become stronger and more skillful.
This Heroic American can be found at http://www.gigotti78.blogspot.com/ . He and another brother in arms also do question and answer sessions at http://www.askthesoldiers.blogspot.com/ . I encourage everyone to check these blogs out for an unadulterated view of life in Iraq.
God bless these men and the work they do.
I was not one bit surprised at the turn out with approximately 70% turning out to vote. What surprised me was the amount of Sunni Arabs that decided to exercise their right to vote. Not only that, but their reaction to reporters asking how they felt about voting. The vast majority felt very strongly about voting and for a lack of a better term felt bad for not exercising their right as a citizen back in January and October. That is a very good sign that all three major ethnic groups are participating. Also surprising was the lack of insurgent activity. In one of Iraq's finest hours, the insurgents did not try to darken the day but instead remained quiet. I can only hope that this trend of lessening violence will continue as the new Iraqi government takes effect and their security forces become stronger and more skillful.
This Heroic American can be found at http://www.gigotti78.blogspot.com/ . He and another brother in arms also do question and answer sessions at http://www.askthesoldiers.blogspot.com/ . I encourage everyone to check these blogs out for an unadulterated view of life in Iraq.
God bless these men and the work they do.
posted by PoliticalNut at 12:51 AM
2 Comments:
not covering the presidents implosion who would have figgured?
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I almost didn't publish the last comment. Not because I don't agree with it. But because it wasn't even relevant to the article. It is a POV from the front. There has been no spin added from either the media or the White House. These are the words of a soldier who is sacrificing so that we have the opportunity to argue about he state of politics in our country.
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