Whereas in Britain, we are discouraged from voting by the rain or apathy: in Iraq, it is from the risk of being blown to pieces. Yet, this current General Election returned a turn-out of 62%, similar to a good turn-out in Britain.
One of the interviewees above wishes his daughter to become a doctor in a democratic Iraq, and another stated he would have attended even if missiles were being fired instead of ‘mere’ mortars.
So, spin on that, George Galloway.
