Mike's Right

Today is an amazing day, a day that will go down in history. Today the Iraqis have come out in mass to speak against the terrorists and the tyrants. Anywhere from 60% to 70% of the population has voted. This is an amazing number, and very unexpected. This puts the United States to shame, considering this is at or greater than the amount of Americans that voted. Anywhere from 25 to 40 Iraqis died today trying to vote. How glorious it is to die for democracy, exercising your rights. Better to die as a free man than live as a slave. Also as Thomas Jefferson once said "From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and tyrants" I will admit earlier I was skeptical of how wise it would be hold elections with such poor security. But the Iraqis and the Multinational forces were able to increase security, crack down on the terrorists, and while even one death is horrible, this is a lot less than what most thought. In a land that has known nothing but Kings, dictators, and various tyrants a democracy has been born. "A people in darkness have seen a great light" May freedom spread forth to the rest of the Middle East and to the far parts of the world. Welcome to Freedom Iraq. It's a Brave New World.