Western media ignores… or disses… historic Iraq electoral successes. *ALL* hardline Islamic parties lose ground!

From Flopping Aces...

As the US media likes to point out, the Bush legacy is intrinsically tied to Iraq.

And evidently, they are banking on it’s ultimate failure.

So it comes as no surprise that it takes a UK (not a US) publication, The Guardian, to report on some very notable successes in the wake of the Iraq elections over the weekend.

As William Shawcross states in his headline today…

Democratic dawn in Iraq
"Polling was peaceful, the results encouraging.
We could yet be looking at a model for Arab states"

Despite a lower than expected turnout of 51%, there were no boycotts based on ethic or sectarian lines. In fact, the Sunni turnout in some areas was as high as 60%… a big difference from the 2005 elections. “It was also the first election to have international observers in all 712 constituencies.”

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Best comment... by Aye Chihuahua: "I find it most interesting that the President didn’t bother to mention this historic event in his Saturday radio address.

Nothing appeared on the White House web site until late Sunday evening, and in that statement, credit was given to the UN.

Not a peep of credit, or even a mere mention, was given to the military personnel who have helped to transform the country into a place that is now capable of holding peaceful democratic elections."