These three types of people started voting yesterday. I have already seen a few purple index fingers. The usual increase in attacks has been taking place over the past week or two. The arhabiyin (plural - thanks to an e-mailed correction from a nice Dutch lady) always try to get in their last shots before we shut down the streets and the borders. It is the same stuff; IED's, a few mortars or rockets, and a sprinkling of small arms fire. The thing the shooting attacks have in common as opposed to the exploding attacks is really poor aim. The arhabiyin are lousy shooters, except for the occasional foreign-trained sniper. The other thing they can't seem to do is come up with an alternative to democracy for the Iraqi people other than more suffering death and destruction. As for us, the polling centers in our sectors are all ready to go and balloting materials are in place. It's almost time to give the arhabiyin the purple finger again.
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You and your Soldiers are in my prayers Major K, as are all our Military. Keep safe and take good care especially during the elections. Looking forward to seeing more purple fingers.
Posted by: Gypsy | December 14, 2005 at 07:03 AM
God (by all the names the people of the world call you), please hold the Iraqi voters and all the soldiers and police protecting them in your loving hands. God, let all those who love and yearn for peace prosper in this election. Let Freedom ring (and Our Guys all come home!) Amen.
Posted by: Some Soldier's Mom | December 14, 2005 at 11:07 AM
I want to second that prayer God. Hope you're listening. If you are thank you for keeping our troops safe.
Posted by: devildog6771 | December 14, 2005 at 04:33 PM
You wrote: The other thing they can't seem to do is come up with an alternative to democracy for the Iraqi people other than more suffering death and destruction.
Seems to me they have the same game plan that the Democrats are using here at home.
Keep fighting the good fight Major.
Posted by: David | December 14, 2005 at 05:20 PM
I will be coloring my finger with a purple permanent marker tomorrow to show my solidarity with the Iraqi people and our military who has made this possible!
Head down, but chin up!
Posted by: Pamela | December 15, 2005 at 03:30 AM