Members of the Prince Georges County Police Department provide security for Iraqi citizens casting absentee ballots at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's national election. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.



Najim Chechen, formery of Baghdad, Iraq looks over the list of Iraqi Candidates for the Transitional National Assembly before casting his absentee ballot at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's national election. Chechen, who traveled from New York to cast his absentee ballot said, "This is the foundation for tomorrow. I'm excited to vote to make a difference and bring peaceful stability to my family." Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.



Iraqi citizens wait in line to cast their absentee ballots at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's national election. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.



Members of the Iraq Out-of-Country Voting Program (Iraq OCV) help an Iraqi citizen living in the United States cast his absentee ballot at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's official election. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.



Fadhil Atobeidy, an Iraqi citizen living in the United States, casts his absentee ballot at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's official election. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.



Fadia Abduljabbar formerly of Baghdad, Iraq takes in an absentee voting ballot from an Iraqi man at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005 just two days before Iraq's official election. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force.