Iraq Democracy

Iraq: The Elections Are Over, But Our Job Is Not Finished

Tucker Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tucker Reed

The elections in Iraq this week were without question critical in efforts to maintain progress there. But elections alone will be enough to sustain the country's fledgling democracy.

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Iraqi Elections: Thousands Of Women Defy Conservative Attitudes And Run For Office

Nytimes.com | SAM DAGHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- Amal Kibash, a candidate for the Baghdad provincial council, is running a bold and even feverish campaign by most standards. With elections...

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Should We Leave? Ask the Iraqis!

Nancy Kanwisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Purple Thumb, Exit Strategy, Iraq Democracy, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Sovereignty, Iraq, Voting, Politics News
Nancy Kanwisher

Although opinion polls now show that most Americans feel the U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Iraq, there's no agreement on what exactly to do ab...

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Dick Cheney Predicts Iraq Will Be A Self-Governing Democracy By 2009

Politico | Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vice President Cheney today predicted Iraq will be a self-governing democracy by the time he leaves office, calling the current U.S. surge strategy "a...

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Bush: No Democracy In Iraq Because Saddam "Killed All The Mandelas"

ThinkProgress | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a press conference this morning, President Bush tried to assert that Saddam's brutal rule over Iraq wiped the country clean of potential democratic...

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