Elections in countries that have been strangers to democracy are never pretty, as Afghanistan's recent vote demonstrated and as any election in Iraq is likely to be. But electoral flaws are not always the whole picture.
在远离民主的国家举行的大选从来就不美丽，阿富汗不久前的投票和伊拉克选举都属于这种情况。但在这些选举中也不能只看到缺陷。