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Monday, February 14, 2005
I see the Shiites came out on top in the Iraqi elections, but that they'll probably need Allawi's help to form a government.
Good enough. It's not surprising that the Shiites did well; they're a clear majority of the population. But it's reassuring to see that vote totals didn't have a one-to-one correspondence with ethnicity.
Because the Shiites did well, there is minimal danger that they will feel like Iraqi democracy is just a new version of Saddamism. Because they didn't do too well, they will, however, have to compromise, assuring that the rest of the country doesn't feel like all that changed was the names of the thugs in charge.
All in all, a positive thing, I'd say.
posted by gbarto at 2:30 AM
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