One Giant Step for Iraq,Smaller Steps Elsewhere

摘要

THE TELEVISION IMAGES of huge numbers of Iraqis defying insurgents' threats to cast their votes on Jan.30 were watched across the Middle East-and nowhere more closely than in neighboring Kuwait,which Saddam Hussein invaded in 1990."The election is a very important sign for us," says Kamel A.Al-Harami,a Kuwaiti oil consultant.