The winds of change are blowing across the Middle East. Since the January 30th elections in Iraq people have taken to the streets asserting their desire for self government. Lebanon has been experiencing street demonstrations since the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri three weeks ago. Thousands of Lebanese have gone into the streets demanding Syria withdraw troops from Syria and stop its interference in internal politics.
A few weeks ago the citizens of Ukraine marched in an "Orange Revolution" to protest the heavy hand of a government that did not want to abide by recent elections. They forced another election that had to be respected, and the result is a change in government and a hope for better times.
On January 30th Iraqis went to the polls, under great threat from terrorists, to cast ballots for a new government. It was an historic event for that country to take part in elections with this much freedom.