Oh, Korea. I Thought You Said "Iraq." No? My Mistake.
At least Iraq's elections will provide some stability to the region. After all, as the New York Times reported in 1967, U.S. officials were encouraged when South Vietnam held presidential elections, and the trouble surely couldn't have gone on much past 1967, right?
[Here's a link to the Times page, or you can read the article here in its entirety.]
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