IRAQ THE MODEL: "The election commission announced the results of voting that took place in military bases and 15 countries outside Iraq. The four major lists scored the following numbers:

Kurdish alliance: 176,361 (36.56%)

United Iraqi Alliance: 146,191 (30.28%)

Iraqi list (Allawi): 53,576 (10.11%)

Iraqi Accord Front: 23,409 (4.85%)"

Mohammed is keeping up with election results in Iraq. One idea is some extra seats from UIA (the big winners) for the losers. And early elections with more international monitors.

I don't know why there weren't more US Army observers -- it's really a mistake to have the US risking lives in helping "security" but not watching that the Iraqis watching the elections are avoiding fraud.