| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | Kairho (11)
10/11/2005 | The success of the elections in Iraq will be primarily attributable to the Iraqis themselves.
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 | abichara (60)
02/04/2005 | I will give the Bush administration credit for not submitting to the temptation of simply cancelling the election, given the continued tensions. However, the entire West Wing of the White House may have broken out the champagne a bit too early. The circumstances leading up to the war are still rather nebulous at best. To top it off, the Iraq War very much destroyed the political structure of that country, leaving the Shiites in a position to take power. How other sectional groups react remains to be seen. The sight of seeing Iraqi's voting was very encouraging. We can't start the race without arriving as the start line first.
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 | Sundiszno (30)
02/03/2005 | At least in the sense that the election took place, and that voter turnout was very respectable, and that violence was pretty minimal, it was a success for the administration. Certainly, had any or all of those factors been different, the liberals and the media would have ballyhooed the election (or lack of it) as a failure. As iot stands now, it's a short-term success. We'll have to see how things turn out in a year or so to make a more effective and informed judgement.
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 | Mr.Political (18)
02/03/2005 | ...And for Democracy aswell!
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 | LanceRoxas (40)
02/03/2005 |  A huge success no... but in the context that Iraq was an oppressed nation that lived under the tyranny of a madman who filled more mass graves than they ever did ballot boxes this is an enormous step in the right direction. And the credit must be given to George Bush for his audacious leadership in making it happen. ******update, Djhuti, maybe you should read the resolution, it clearly states numerous reasons for going to war, not least of which that Saddam Hussein posed a clear and present danger to the region regarless of whether he had WMD. And following your logic suggesting the Bush administration deserves no credit for the elections in Iraq is like saying the CEO of a company deserves no credit when the company runs a profit- only the workers do. While your at it maybe you should look up the definition of lying. It's clearly predicated upon the understanding of what is believed to be true. Egypt, France, Germany, Russia (actually thought Saddam was planning an attack on the US), Britain, Israel, Jordan and the US all thought he had WMDs and he sure made the worst bluff in history if he didn't... were they all lying? The notion is silly.
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 | russell.j.coller.jr (0)
02/02/2005 | The Prez asked Congress for authorization + some money, said he was going to do it, did it & now will let the chips fall. Lincoln did pretty much the same deal w/ old Dixie....& it took about 90 - 100 years to fully bring Southern Blacks into the open society / equality before courts of law / into the Army & Navy as Officers /& into the voting booths. Let's all relax & judge George W. in the year 2095..... I'm not kidding, it will be a while for the Arabs to wake up & smell the hookah.
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 | Djahuti (54)
02/01/2005 | I give ALL the credit to our Troops,who died for this mess.I hope that the Iraqis can find peace and stability-but I give NO credit to the Lying Bush Administration who insisted that Iraq had WMD,which was the REASON THEY GAVE US AND CONGRESS for going to war.I pray that innocent people will stop dying.
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 | Jar-Jar Binks (16)
02/01/2005 | A huge success for the troops who had to sacrifice their blood just to get it done. The Bush administration didn't go to Iraq, so they don't get the credit.
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 | souljunkie (20)
02/01/2005 | It is huge victory period. In spite of all the left wing dribble, Iraq is seeing its people die for their own freedom. Something that they would not have done while Saddam was still in power. These people are getting killed just to be able to walk into a voting booth for Christ sakes! That is a human victory of massive proportion as far as Im concerned. All you whiney liberals need to get over yourselves. The thought of people not wanting to be happy for other human beings when they are being liberated is very sad.
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 | marymartha (0)
02/01/2005 | ahem - now Amack - obviously you are the consequence of left wing dumbing down education.....but Iraq IS abroad! duh!!!!
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 | CanadaSucks (45)
02/01/2005 | Yes. . .because Americans believe whatever the television tells them.
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 | Skizero (13)
02/01/2005 | Certainly. but that's not necessarily a good thing. that's like saying Hitler's successful take of Paris was a huge success for Nazi Germany.
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 | amack (0)
01/31/2005 | HOWS ABOUT PAYIN ATTENTION TO ABROAD NOW, MR. PRESIDENT
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 | magellan (153)
01/31/2005 | I think it is / was a success for Bush. There were compelling arguments to postpone the elections, but the Bush Administration never wavered. There's plenty of things that can still go wrong - civil war, abuse of power against the Sunnis, continued insurgency - but a large turnout accompanied by lower than expected casualties is certainly something the Bush administration should be proud of.
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 | jamestkirk (23)
01/31/2005 | Definitely. The good thing about Bush is that he won't gloat about it. He has been dogged from the beginning by the news print media and other media elites yet he stayed the course. All you had to do was watch the reactions of those courageous Iraqi citizens who voted and their joy at having this right to realize that we are doing over there is right.
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 | AndrewScott (71)
01/31/2005 | It's simply too early to paint Iraq as a success let alone a huge success. If, ten years from now, we see a self-sufficient democracy is prevailing over new repressive regimes, historians may indeed see these elections as a type of mission accomplished. Although the Iraq War was not initially about rogue terrorism, future instability in the region could trump the plusses. Though the election milestone is definitely encouraging, we must never forget the cost to American families in both troops lost and the lasting mark on our nation's deficit.
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 | EschewObfuscation (61)
01/31/2005 | Not while he's still president, and probably not for at least 10 years after he's left office. It took a good 10 years for Reagan to be generally regarded as the architect of victory in the Cold War. Bush is experiencing the same sort of partisan liberal story twisting that Reagan endured.
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