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Iraq Election Big Test for
Bush Mission ("Historic_Mission")
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qd21 "Simply having a vote by itself is relatively meaningless. The question is whether the people who are elected can do the job," said Anthony Cordesman, a military analyst and Iraq expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies 050123
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while "Merely having people go to the polls can always be claimed to be a success. And I'm sure the (Bush) administration will claim just that,
a good part of the Arab world will claim it's a failure,"
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1242005 Shiites Don't Envision Iraq Islamic State

7:18 AM ET
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South Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Leaders of the mostly Shiite Muslim ticket said Monday they have no intention of establishing
an Iranian-style Islamic state in Iraq

if they sweep next weekend's national elections.
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given Why_NOT,
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1222005 The dangers of exporting democracy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1396038,00.html

Bush"s crusade is based on a dangerous illusion and will fail
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an "amazing" newslink Hamas_sweeps_gaza_civic_elections__ 050128
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