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So . . . . you're saying there should be no security at polling stations in Iraq?
Is that what you were saying about security at polling stations in Afghanistan?
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I think he's suggesting that you and the pro-US crowd would have a problem with the elections if al-Sadr's crew provided the security - I'm sure you don't believe that if this was the case but there were 156 candidates it would guarantee a fair result. If Republican challengers at the polls in Ohio are an issue in democracy, it's pretty easy to see that American soldiers poised to arrest alleged "militants" at the polls might just pose a problem to a fair election, especially in the minds of those looking to dispute the results. It doesn't logically follow that the US influence on the election is nill because there are 156 candidates on the ballot.