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Originally posted by Cowperson@Jan 30 2005, 07:35 AM
Still, it took a lot of guts to show up a polling booth in Iraq today. Regardless of which side of the debate you might be on, we can all acknowledge that.
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It's apples and oranges, but you have a hard time getting Canadians to the polls and all we have to face are potential parking problems. Good for the Iraqis for turning out with these types of attitudes:
"Rumors of impending violence were rife. When an unexplained boom sounded near one Baghdad voting station, some women put their hands to their mouths and whispered prayers. Others continued walking calmly to the voting stations. Several shouted in unison: "We have no fear."
"Am I scared? Of course I'm not scared. This is my country," said 50-year-old Fathiya Mohammed, wearing a head-to-toe abaya cloak."
AP article