About That Successful Afghan Election

Violence that left some 50 dead, and a relatively low turnout in some provinces marred Afghanistan's presidential election on Thursday.

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Global Post's correspondent spoke of "empty" polling stations throughout the capital of Kabul. Other reports say that voting was light in the morning because of attacks and fear, but that more voters came out in the afternoon.

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This Persian report says that in the conservative eastern province of Paktia, men voted on behalf of the women of their families, who were said to be unable to come to the polling station because of poor security and Taliban threats. It reports that one Paktia man came to the polling station with a list of 36 female family members for whom he intended to cast the vote.

  Juan Cole

This is the success declared by Obama.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.