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lauraanne_gilman) wrote2005-01-30 10:10 am
lauraanne_gilman) wrote2005-01-30 10:10 am
Watching. Waiting. Wondering.
Pretty much sums it up. No idea what's really happening in Iraq, but hoping that the cautiously optimistic headlines (essentially: "fewer deaths, more votes than expected") are true.
If a reasonable democracy is to take root after so long, the results are less important than the action. Even if the end result isn't a 'friendly' government.
We'll see.
Edited to add: And the polls have closed, although overseas voting continues. I hope they have better luck counting those than we did.
As a change of pace, in between news updates, I'm watching Robin Williams: Live at the Met. Because the world needs to laugh at itself more.
If a reasonable democracy is to take root after so long, the results are less important than the action. Even if the end result isn't a 'friendly' government.
We'll see.
Edited to add: And the polls have closed, although overseas voting continues. I hope they have better luck counting those than we did.
As a change of pace, in between news updates, I'm watching Robin Williams: Live at the Met. Because the world needs to laugh at itself more.