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Election Preparation

Jan-31-2009 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

Stars & Stripes outlines some of the preparations soldiers from the 1/25 SBCT are making for upcoming elections in the Diyala Province.

U.S. Army Lt. Drew Holt, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, estimated that only half of the residents in Mandali know where and when to vote. He said improving the flow of election information is part of the U.S. outreach effort.

The criticism from townspeople, while highlighting the economic devastation wrought by years of war, also shows a strengthening democratic dialogue, said Staff Sgt. Brian Bailey.

"The people complain, but that’s good … They’ve got the right to do so, which means they’ve got a right to change things," he said. [...]

U.S. troops stress that they will have a background role in the elections, in contrast to 2005, when they ferried transported ballots and protected polling places.

Related:

Strykers join Iraqi soldiers in providing election day security - Daily News Miner


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