Hooray for Iraq!

[SpeedRacer 1]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1410269&page=1
Looks like the voter turnout may put many American & British elections to shame.

Let's pray that this is a good first step in Iraqi confidence in their future.

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[artistcalledian 0]

off to SC we go !

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drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police

[idrankwhat 0]

Agreed, good news for Iraq. Now if we could just get a good voter turn out here in America we wouldn't have to look for it over there and we wouldn't have the leadership that we now. Maybe their democracy will work out better than ours.
As for bin Laden sure, he's a jerk but let's save that for a relevant separate thread, where it should be.

[SpeedRacer 1]

actually, I had meant to post this in SC. I fucked up & didn't pay attention to which forum I was in.

Has anyone else ever accidentally posted something in the wrong forum?

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[shropshire 0]

Yeap, I agree and hope that this is a truely a step forward ... as usual only time will tell.
They've had a really shitty time from all sides and deserve a break.

Just heard on the news.... they're suggesting an 80% turnout

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[tcnelson 1]

i just wish that americans, britons, and other western cultured peeps would take as much interest in their own existance to educate themselves to vote intelligently and with as much passion as the new iraqi freedom known as voting.

here's to you and your new freedom iraq .

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[crozby 0]

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Looks like the voter turnout may put many American & British elections to shame.

The article is claiming around 75% turnout. Which is shit when you compare it voter turnout under Saddams rule:

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Iraq - Saddam Wins 100 Percent in Referendum with 100 Percent Turnout - 11,454,638 say yes, 0 say no
Reuters and AFP | October 16, 2002


Posted on 10/16/2002 12:17:53 AM PDT by HAL9000


From Reuters -


Saddam Wins 100 Percent in Referendum
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein won 100 percent of votes in a referendum for a new term in office, official results showed on Wednesday.
Saddam's top deputy Izzat Ibrahim, reading official results at a news conference in Baghdad, said turnout was also 100 percent in Tuesday's referendum.

Nearly 12 million Iraqis were eligible to answer a simple "Yes" or "No" for another seven-year term for Saddam, who has ruled Iraq for 23 years through the tight grip of the military and police.

The authorities had urged voters to turn out in force to show massive support for Saddam in the face of U.S. threats of military action and President Bush's declared desire to remove him from power.

The United States has dismissed the vote and said it lacked any credibility.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/769961/posts

[juanesky 0]

You seem confused about the term " turn out": which means the Percentage who voted from the pool of people able and registered to vote regardless of WHOM they vote for

Of course in your deep hatred comment you left out the explanation that you actually believe that winning 100% of the votes in someone's cause in popular election is possible.


Thanks for sharing your thougths.....

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

[purnell 0]

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The article is claiming around 75% turnout. Which is shit when you compare it voter turnout under Saddams rule:

You are being sarcastic I assume...you do know what the consequences were for not voting/not voting for Saddam under his rule?

Right or wrong on the whole issue of the war, a 75% turnout under the threat of violence seems a rather remarkable figure.