The election in Iraq should proceed as scheduled, because the majority of Iraqis say so. If three hot spots of resistance don't like it, it doesn't make the vote illegitimate. The move from tyranny and dictators to democracy doesn't happen overnight. The struggle takes years. For precedence, you don't have to look to far.
Look at the U.S. model, for example. After our Civil War in 1864, 11 of 36 states did not participate in the presidential election. Was Abraham Lincoln's election therefore illegitimate? Four years later in 1868, three years after the security situation was more or less stabalized, three states, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi did not participate. Was Grant's election therefore illegitimate?
Expectations that the process in Iraq will be quick and peaceful are unrealistic. Its a rough road to travel and the Iraqis will have to eventually carry the entire load themselves. Until then, for their safety and for the war on terrorism, we should all support the January 30th date. Their interm President wants it, as do 80 percent of Iraqi citizens. And we should respect that.
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