Bush Was Right. Again

By Monica Crowley - HUMAN EVENTS

You'd never know it from listening to the lamestream media this weekend, but Iraqis went to the polls in nationwide provincial elections. Turnout was strong, and there was not a single major act of violence.

The early returns show a repudiation of the Islamist and other religious parties which had been in large part dominated by Iran. Secular parties, and in particular, the party of the current Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, appear to have gained position. This is a huge step toward a secular, stable representative democracy in Iraq.

"I just voted and I'm very happy," said one Iraqi man.


"I want the political leaders to listen to us. I think this will begin the change," said another.

"A great day," said yet another.

The BBC reported that there was "a holiday atmosphere" among voters walking to the polling places.

A female Baghdad medical student said, "People here are so excited by the feeling that their vote can make a difference."

Exhilaration over voting? Excitement? A holiday atmosphere?

The media, invested for years in the narrative that Iraq was a failure, only......

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