democracy

not that it's really any of my business, but i think that the reason so many people turned out to vote over in iraq is because they are so desperate to end the occupation and get rid of the americans. the vote was not for the any of the anonymous candidates themselves but for an iraqi government of any kind. it makes me so sad to hear people talking about how it was better under saddam hussein, or that people have to wait in line for hours to buy gas, or that children are dying from the same preventable diseases that children always die from when nobody cares about them. anyway, those voters sure are brave. i'm not sure i'd be dragging my veiled self to a poll. i might not even have the guts to go to the market. so yeah, i just wanted to wish iraqis luck (and good government).