The Iraq Election

While the Iraqi election may represent a significant historical milesone, it is a bit premature for the Bush fans to gloat over the success. Success will be when Iraq has a stable government that is better to its people and its neighbors than the previous one. George Bush's vision of the beacon of freedom inspiring democratic movements in other Arab countries may come to pass, or it may elect leaders who establish an Iranian-style theocracy. Or cival war may erupt.