“This is good, try it,” said Meluk Abdul Wahab, as he ate Mr. Hashemi’s cake. But Mr. Wahab was not exactly won over.
“I think I will vote for Hashemi,” he said with a smile. “But if someone else gives me something better, I will vote for him. Because after they win the elections, we will never see them or get anything from them. So I don’t care. I will vote for whoever gives me more.”
--'Iraqis Awash in Gifts from Candidates', NY Times
I don't blame them. I love free food just as much as the next Iraqi. Free food, instant gratification...what more could a citizen ask for?
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