Andrew Sullivan writes a great piece on the Iraqi vote in The London Sunday Times. He handles this one well, check out this moving line.
"One more conviction that makes hope possible: the belief that freedom is a universal value, that it knows no cultural limits, and that all societies have a chance to achieve it. Many Iraqis tell us they believe it too. “I don’t just see light at the end of the tunnel, I see light at the start and throughout the tunnel,” one told the Associated Press. “It’s one of my wishes to die at the gate of the polling station. I want to be a martyr for the ballot box,” one told The Washington Post.--Andrew Sullivan -London Sunday Times
If they can hope, how can we not?"
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