Iraq Election Roundup

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Iraq Election Roundup

James Joyner | Sunday, January 30, 2005

I’ve been out an about today and haven’t seen any television coverage of the Iraq election returns. From what I can garner from the major print media, though, turnout exceeded every reasonable expectation. That doesn’t mean that “democracy” is Iraq is necessarily a resounding success or that the insurgency is going to evaporate overnight. Still, so far so good.

Check out these New York Times headlines:

Violence Fails to Spoil a Party Atmosphere on Baghdad’s Streets

Basra: Early Calm, Then a Festive Stream of Voters

Mosul: Many Votes and Glitches for the Kurds

Najaf: Good Turnout in Shiites’ Holiest City

Bush Hails Iraq Vote as ‘a Resounding Success’

The Vote, and Democracy Itself, Leave Anxious Iraqis Divided

Amazing.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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