Over at IEDs I have a post reporting the Jalal Talabani has finally been chosen Iraq’s new interim president after weeks of negotitations.

With all that has been going on around the world, it’s a good idea to stop and remember how all of this revolution got started. There may still be some who don’t buy the democratic domino theory, but if one actually listens to what people in the Middle East are saying, little doubt can be left that the free election in Iraq has proven more powerful that any bomb.

The parliament now sets about installing Ibrahim al-Jaafai as prime minister and writing a permanent constitution. Bravo, Iraq.