Not only has the Iraqi election passed in relative peace, it has been a massive success. In some areas, 80% or more of the electorate voted, many of them with great enthusiasm and pride, not to mention courage. Whilst the road to true peace and freedom for the Iraqis is still long, today's events are proof, to me, that the Arab people are interested in democracy, that the insurgents speak for a small minority of their people, and that the war to free them from the despot Saddam Hussein was justified. I can't wait to see how the Guardian, Observer, and the rest of the anti-war papers are going to cover this triumph tomorrow.
It would also, incidentally, be interesting to see some analysis of how the votes are expected to fall (did they take exit polls???), rather than simple analysis of how the day itself went. The fact that neither CNN nor the BBC -- as far as I can see -- offer any such in-depth reporting, at least at this stage, shows something about the paucity and lightweight nature of their coverage.
UPDATE: Danny says it better than I did.
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