After the elections

I'm relieved that more people died on the highway than died voting in Iraq. Isn't it strange that we accept so many deaths from driving accidents so easily?
It is common to read how few Americans have lost there lives in our military endeavors compared the the death toll on American roads. We mourned the astronauts who died in the challenger and it stopped our manned space program cold, but more die every day from cars. Just an observation.
There will be a new government in Iraq, and staying alive will be part of their job. The insurgents will not stop violently opposing democracy and the Sunni , the former ruling class, will be angry at their fall from power, but there is hope.
Whatever happens it will not be easy or safe to be a politician in Iraq.
There is a unique opportunity here for a people to rise to the challenge of creating a brand new society, a clean slate upon which to build a new government for, and of it's citizens.
I don't think it will happen. And I remain opposed to our starting this war. But it is the reality and I will hope for the best
Adaven