# Iraqi Vote Going Well **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 15, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358 "2005-10-15T15:05:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/41 "2005-10-16T23:08:01Z")
> [@Dishfunctional](#): > > Hey… you have to start _somewhere_… ergo: this post. Welcome ---
**Author:** ![Dishfunctional](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@Dishfunctional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dishfunctional)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/42 "2005-10-16T23:45:14Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/43 "2005-10-16T23:53:46Z")
Traditionally, a noob’s third post is a bitter and vitriolic attack on **PatriotX’s** politics, attitude and personal hygiene. Just so’s you know. ---
**Author:** ![Dishfunctional](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@Dishfunctional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dishfunctional)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/44 "2005-10-17T01:41:52Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Traditionally, a noob’s third post is a bitter and vitriolic attack on **PatriotX’s** politics, attitude and personal hygiene. > > Just so’s you know. Well then, far be it from me to break with tradition, but not having a bitter or vitriolic bone in my body makes it difficult for me to find fault with PatriotX, other than to say that he is one of very few whose posts DON’T betray some agenda-driven ideology, and that sorta pisses me off. Good enough? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/45 "2005-10-17T03:50:49Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Traditionally, a noob’s third post is a bitter and vitriolic attack on **PatriotX’s** politics, attitude and personal hygiene. > > Just so’s you know. Just so I’ll know maybe you can explain to me the process of first impressions, general social skills, and how they relate to your expections of a civil response. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/46 "2005-10-17T03:59:20Z")
_When you whoosh upon a star Makes no difference who you are For when you whoosh upon a star your dreeeeeaams…cooooooome…TRUUUE!_ ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/47 "2005-10-17T04:39:36Z")
What can I say to that…. May all your dreams of civil dialogue are realized. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358/48 "2005-10-17T17:51:44Z")
And this just in… [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Iraq](http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Iraq) > [@](#): > > Iraq’s electoral commission said Monday it intended to audit “unusually high” numbers in results coming from most provinces in Saturday’s landmark referendum on the draft constitution. The commission’s statement came after Sunni Arab lawmaker, Meshaan al-Jubouri, claimed fraud had occurred in the vote — including instances of voting in hotly contested regions Saturday by pro-constitution Shiites from other areas — repeating earlier comments made by other Sunni officials over the weekend. You know what? It might well have been better had it failed. If the Sunni could be assured that their political clout is relevent, they might have been more inclined to throw in with the constitutional process and get on board. Its bad enough if they feel they’re getting screwed. If they start thinking they were cheated as well… Don’t even want to think about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-vote-going-well/326358.md?page=2)