Monday, December 12, 2005

Should I Take it as a Sign of Our Success...

...that the Iraqis are voting, again, and that neither the WaPo nor the NYT appears to care? Can I take a moment to point out that millions of Arabs and Kurds voting to elect representatives as per their agreed-upon Constitution has become, for us, a minor story? Been there, done that, so 2004?

And before anyone says that elections don't equal democracy, let me look up the Arabic word for "bollocks." One election doesn't equal democracy. Regular, free, competitive elections are precisely democracy. One can argue against the Iraq war for many reasons, but you cannot argue that it has failed to strengthen moderating influences in the Middle East. Granted, it's not all a bed of roses, and much more needs to be done. But there is merit in standing our ground, and more in continuing to denounce our enemies.

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