By anyone’s measure, it has been a long, hard road for the Iraqi people. This article by columnist Imad Al Akhras of the newspaper Sotal Iraq, reflects evident pride, and heaps almost Koranic praise on the nation’s security forces for giving Iraqis a chance to, ‘follow in the footsteps of the civilized world.’
For Sotal Iraq, Imad Al Akhras writes in part:
The participation of Iraqis in choosing their legal representatives was marvelous, and their determination sent a message of true jihad against the forces of evil. It opens a road full of optimism for building a prosperous Iraq that will be an example for all developing countries. This is all thanks to our courageous security men who, with their bare chests, confronted booby traps and suicide bombers to ensure that the banner of democracy in our Iraq remains aloft now and forever.
Many Iraqis, who for generations have been involved in Iraq’s political process, see these successful elections as the goal of their long struggle. Elections are merely a political battle that swings back and forth among political parties and they need not frighten us, as long as the Iraqi Constitution guarantees that they are repeated every four years.
Our security forces have given all Iraqis confidence that despite terrorism’s increasing ferocity, they have a shield protecting them. May Allah have pity on the martyrs of our forces and heal their wounds. History will remember them as the light that illuminated our path, so that Iraqis could follow in the footsteps of the civilized world.
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