"Ahhhhh, what governemnt, T??? The bogus one that we set up thru rigged elections???" - Bobert

Well Bobert likes talking about millions of Iraqi civilians, but somehow I don't think that he's going to like the following numbers.

The United States of America:
National voter turn out for US Federal Elections from 1960 to 2006 give the lowest turn out in 1986 and 1998 with only 36.4% of those eligible to vote turning out to do so. The highest was in 1960 with a turn out of 63.1%. Voter turn out in the USA for the 2004 Presidential Election, supposedly the most polarised and bitterly fought Presidential contest ever was only 56.69%. Hey Bobert you're goin' to love this

The Republic of Iraq:
Voter turn out for the 2005 elections to elect the first democratically elected Government of Iraq was 79.6% Bobert, some 12,396,631 Iraqi voters braved threats of death and violence to cast their votes. The UN plus the world and its dog were there all in the wishful expectation of pouring scorn on the result, just like you Bobert, but that is not how it played out Bobert was it? The UN representatives sent to oversee the conduct of the election stated that it met all internationally recognised standards. Now Bobert one minute you are broadcasting to all and sundry that the US is hated as infidel occupiers, and next you are telling us that those same hated intruders have managed to somehow persuade 79.6% of all the voters in Iraq to vote in a certain way - Yeah Right!!!

"Iraqi sects ain't been too good at getting along" - the Kurdish Shiia and Sunni's seem to rub along quite well together Bobert. Will the others come to find common ground - Yes I am optimistic enough to believe that they will, as soon as they assist their government in getting rid of the insurgents and criminals in their midst.