A Prayer for Iraq

Early voting has already begun; tomorrow will come the official elections for Iraq's parliament.

The price for this momentous event has been high: American and Iraqi blood, sweat and tears. The reward likewise is great: The knowledge that people who once lived under the hob-nailed boot of a dictator are free to determine their own destiny -- reshaping the Middle East and helping to secure our national safety at the same time.

Not bad. Not bad at all.