As the Iraqis vote

As the Iraqis vote in large numbers it is important to realize they are only half of the equation. I truly hope they can get past their secular and religious difficulties and form a stable government. But we still have the other half of the equation, the United States, specifically the Bush administration. While 80% of the Iraqis want the US out of their country the Bush administration has no intention of leaving. One of the reasons, if not the primary reason, behind the invasion of Iraq was to establish a permanent US military presence there. Regardless of the spin coming from Bush and his administration that is the meaning of victory and anything less will be a loss for Cheney and the petroleum posse. The Iraqis can see the US constructing military bases faster than they are repairing the countries infrastructure. If that continues the Iraqis will indeed be united....... against the United States.