I have gone to some of the main news sites to find the most touching pictures of the Iraq election. There were so many to choose from!


A man holds up his finger, stained with purple ink. The ink is to show he ahs already voted. If only America and Canada were so simple in their ideas for voting day, perhaps we'd have less voter fraud.

A man lets his child put the ballot in the box. Judging my the man's appearance, it is likely this is the first vote any of them have seen in their lives. He is letting his children participate in something that they will do again and again throughout their lives, thanks to this historic day. I think this picture is wonderful.


Kurdish supporters marching peacefully in support of their candidate.


People flock from all over to get to the polls. It is like a pilgrimage. It is quite likely the most important day of their lives. For years to come, they will tell their children and grandchildren about this day, and when they do, they will not think of the acts of violence, or the sporadic deaths across the country; instead they will tell of how long they had waited for the opportunity to choose their leader.