I believe the 72% turnout claim, about like I believe the Bushco claim of

[Sandpiper]

"25,000 liters of Anthrax"

"38,000 liters of botulin toxin"

"500 tons of sarin gas."

[fasttense]

1. I believe 72% turnout, like I believe Iraq had WMD.

[aquart]

2. TV just said 50%. NBC, I think.

[Sandpiper]

3. Oh, they've adjusted the numbers to sound more believable

n/t

[zbird]

4. Remember all the exiles/expatriots voting.

So, if you count all the voters, divide by the number of eligible voters actually RESIDING in Iraq, then you may get 72%. Fuzzy math strikes again.

[Sandpiper]

6. Absent any impartial election monitors

They can say whatever the hell they want, and are doing just that.

[LynnTheDem]

5. Smart; coz already the Iraqi Official has backed down to 60%

Says it's "too soon" to say any number, the 72% wa "just a guess" and it's more like 60%..."probably". LOL!

[SHRED]

7. Aren't the percentages based...

those who are registered that vote?
Isn't it only 10% that are registered?

These numbers are misleading...just like the Bushie controlled MSM.

[Rochambeau]

8. 72% ??!!?? Two letters are enough : B.S n/t

[ultraist]

9. Voter turnout extremely low in many areas

excerpts
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/674D4BC3-BDA3-41AF-9D40-B80D79F812F9.htm
Iraqis show mixed response to polls
Sunday 30 January 2005, 15:00 Makka Time, 12:00 GMT
Six explosions rocked Mosul as polls opened around Iraq

A number of Mosul's Kurdish residents have defied death threats and an unstable security situation and headed towards the polls, but in some other Iraqi cities no one is voting. As polls opened across the country, early signs showed a poor turnout of voters in Mosul. US soldiers were seen driving around city blocks asking why residents were not voting. Despite a heavy US and Iraqi National Guard presence and no civilian vehicular traffic, six explosions rocked the city. The general hospital had no immediate word on casualties. Voter turnout was heavy in Al-Qadisiya district of the city, however. A polling station for the city's Kurdish population is located in the heart of the district.

Sunni turnout negligible: Polling stations in several towns in Iraq have not opened five hours after nationwide voting started on Sunday, the country's electoral commission said.

Despite a heavy US military force: Fallujans are not likely to vote
"In Latifiya, Mahmudiya and Yusufiya, polling stations have not yet opened their doors," commission spokesman Farid Ayar told reporters.
"As you know, Latifiya, Mahmudiya and Yusufiya are hotspots. We have allowed residents of these areas to vote in the nearest polling station" to the towns, said another member of the commission.

In war-ravaged Falluja, nearly all residents stayed at home despite the presence of five polling stations. Only one man was reported to have voted. Meanwhile, the head of the local council in Samarra said no citizens would vote because of the poor security situation.

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They will include the Iraqi votes that were cast here in the US in their turnout to inflate their numbers!

[Swamp Rat]

10. There was NO election in Iraq.

There was NO election in Iraq.
There was NO election in Iraq.
There was NO election in Iraq.

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