Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz: Results, not timetables, matter in Iraq

Dahr Jamail: Iraq Elections Heighten Division, Fear (AntiWar.com)

FreeMuslims.org: Ending violence in Iraq through elections. (Men's Daily)

The Guardian [UK]: Q&A on Iraq's elections

Washington Post: More Q&A on Iraq's elections

The Independent [UK]: Allawi fights to mobilise a terrified electorate

Boston Globe: Iraq election logistics juggle politics, fear

Samuel Issacharoff, Washington Post: Democracy isn't built on one election alone

The U.S. military's most critical operation since the capture of Saddam Hussein is putting boat patrols on the Euphrates River, tanks on strategic routes and warplanes overhead in a mission tens of thousands of troops strong: ensuring a credible, Iraqi-run national election. (AP)