在伊拉克，曾在萨达姆·侯赛因统治下的人们不畏威胁，第一次为一场由70个政党平均享有机会而非一个政党独霸大权的选举投票。
In Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s former subjects braved threats and voted for the first time with ballots that offered a choice of 70 political parties, rather than only one.