First steps to freedom?

The Iraqis are voting on their constitution today. So far it looks like the level of violence is low, which is something to be thankful for.

As a reader of blogs like Salem Pax's, I don't have many illusions about this process. It won't do much to stem the insurgency, and the endorsement of Islamic law is worrying.

If the vote were tomorrow I would vote YES and hope that the next elected National Assembly won’t have as much of a religious majority as the current one. I have opted for the ‘optimistic idiot’ option again; I know I will be disappointed."

Strange to think that my own country is involved in such debacle. But then, if we can't get democracy sorted out at home is it any wonder we mess it up in another country?