Iraqi Heroes

In my last post, I linked to a CNN article that basically stated amazement that Iraqis would turn out to vote when there was such a threat of violence. We are now hearing of 70% plus turnouts. Yes, there has been some violence, but this only makes that number even more important. These people want freedom! While CNN is busy being amazed, the Iraqis are engaged in being heroes.
Would we as Americans vote under such circumstances. I fear I know the answer. Analogous to this would be the amount of us who refused to fly post 911. Iraqis are showing us, through their heroic surge to the polls, that you must stare down these terrorist bullies. You must stand up to oppression. Our forefathers understood this. Do we?
I am not a naive person. I know this election will not end the violence in that area. And I know that many, who have a vested interest in the election going badly, will do all they can to delegitimize the election and its results. But there also will be some intensely positive results from the Iraqi peoples first taste of true freedom. The first of which, as the very the large turnout shows, the Iraqi people are willing to make huge sacrifices in their move toward of freedom. And this wave of liberty will not stop at the Iraq border. It will spill into surrounding areas. Into Iran. And Syria. And Saudi Arabia. And Lybia. It will remind the world, once again, that men lust for freedom. All men.
The more the Iraqi people feel free, and begin to enjoy the benefits, the weaker the murderers hold on their land will be. This, lefties, is a good thing. People deserve freedom. People everywhere. Not just when it helps your political agenda. The Iraqi people should be an inspiration to us all. Their bravery should remind and reaffirm our own love of freedom. Truly, how can you help but smile and be proud to think that America has had a hand in bringing this opportunity to the Iraqi people. And smile still again knowing they so earnestly took it.