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While the scenes of the people of Iraq voting in the first free election in a lifetime were inspiring, there are still formidable obstacles ahead. But was it too much for critics of the president for just one day–just one day–to applaud the bravery of the voters, the Iraqi security forces and the U.S. military? From the comments of Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.), apparently it was.