You've got to applaud the people in Afghanistan who showed up at the polls yesterday and voted. They did so at great personal risk, because the Taliban, ruthless as they are, had warned of bomb attacks on polling stations. In fact, several polling stations did come under rocket attack. Nevertheless, Afghans were undaunted and they showed their desire to make their voices heard by voting in the election to determine the future direction of their government.
The exact percentage of eligible voters who showed up at the Afghan polls yesterday has not yet been released, but that percentage is expected to be greater than the percentage of eligible American voters who showed up at this past season's primary elections.
Consider the words of our American National Anthem – "and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there…"
In Afghanistan, you could replace the word "flag" with "voter" and still have a true statement.
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