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A billboard for the candidate Abdullah Abdullah towering over a broom seller in Kabul, where many voters said they were leery of a presidential runoff.
Democracy is not always perfect. I am confident in the early years of the USA's thirteen original colonies there was a lot of 'stumbling' when elections were held.
Democracy and the Afghan Constitution is not the enemy to the people, it is corruption that is the enemy to freedom. They cannot abandon the document that brings them qualified candidates to their democracy. They must seek to 'perfect' the process and root out the corruption.
No matter whom wins the 'runoff election' Afghanistan will be in good hands. I believe there will be less corruption than the first election. There are only two candidates, there is less opportunity for dishonest results.
Corruption is fought when there is loyalty to the 'idea' of law and not the current threat of warlords. It is very important the elections go forward and democracy under the Afghan Constitution is 'honored.'
Either candidate is more than qualified. The Afghan people have been well served to date by having two qualified candidates resulting from the first election. They should have fun with their political loyalties and seek to perfect their election process. This is a second chance to practice perfection. It should get easier and easier to master 'the task' each time. Loyalty to the Constitution is the demonstration of the bravery of people deserving of a good life.The Afghans are very intelligent people. I couldn't make a broom like that.
