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Just one most important line missing from Mr Obama's speach. "I would like to congatulate former President Bush for his great accomplishments. Mr Bush for the iraqi women would be equivelent to Marthin Luther King to the African Americans".

Obama and the Democratic Party are going to turn there backs on all of the progress our people have paid for,our solders have fought and died for,why????

Democrats just cannot see the big picture,the future of the world at peace

Maybe America should hire the Iraqis to come over here and run the elections here!! Minnesota is just another joke in a long tradition of election corruption !!

nothing less than our troops leaving deserve congrats

They can thank President Bush for this.

How interesting; if he had his way they wouldn't even have the freedom to vote in such elections.

Wish the Iraqis the very best and a safe, secure and most of all non-extremist type of gov.

Wait wasn't Obama against freeing the Iraqi people? Wasn't he against the war? Wasn't he against the regime change? Yes. But now that he's won the election he's all for it?

Great can we leave now!

Obama needs to send a thank you note to George Bush.
Bush’s policy and our brave man and women made today possible.

The polices that Obama condemned for over 4 years!!!

If Obama had his way today would not be reality and only a Dream.

Iraqis, please stay strong. Think of being able to live free for the rest of your life. Think about your future and you'll know exactly what to do.

If Bush wouldn't have had the courage to implement the surge this wouldn't have happened today. The closer Iraq moves to a stable, peaceful democracy the sooner the legacy of Bush will be secure.

I hope to live long enough to see a woman become the President of that region. I believe Iran has a female second VP. There has been much progress but more work still yet to be done. I admire their bravery in every aspect of their lives.

I certainly agree they should be very proud of their election.
As well, I think it should be noted that there are many woman who stepped up in trying to shape their country's political ideology.
Congratulations!

Obama is so gestural. As Hillary said during the primaries about Obama _'where's the beef" – there isn't any – it's all bun.

Did he happen to mention that if it was up to him they would not have had the opportunity to vote but instead would still be being brutalized by Saddam Hussein and his sons?

voting is overrated.

Thanks to a lot of efforts of George W. Bush, Iraqi seems like becoming step by step democracy. Even though main stream medias have not mentioned it, many American and history realize it. My family, however, are bewildered by suddenly president Obama's changed diplomat gesture toward Muslim countries which telephoned first
not American allies, but leader of Arab after the Inauguration as well as interview with Al-Arbiya first and preparing of letter to Iranian president and so on. American diplomat has to be balanced among Allies, Israel and Muslim countries even though Obama has Muslim family and grown up in Muslim country, Indonesia

Productive Elections? Another "Sadam", (Madas), may not be too far away..

That's nice. Shouldn't he also thank Mr. Bush for making this possible?

Great job and congratulations to you Pres. Obama. Your support for freedom will carry the world through. Sometimes freedom requires sacrifices to be made.

Thanks Dubya!