Regardless of where you stand on the war in Iraq, everyone should be cheering for and encouraging the Iraqi people in their upcoming election. Here in America, where it seems an election is always taking place somewhere, we forget what a truly awe inspiring thing an election is.
The peaceful transfer of power effectuated by the governed through an election is a relatively new phenomenon in the history of the world. That is one reason why the founding of America was called a great experiment. People have lived under oppressive authoritarin governments for a lot longer than not.
One way to ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth" is to support this new form of government wherever it has a chance of taking hold.
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