] Capt. Tom Tennant with Charlie Company of the 1st
] Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, said one of the biggest
] challenges was transitioning from viewing Iraqi men as
] possible suspects to viewing them as respected heads of
] households.
]
] He said most of the feedback he got from residents was
] positive, and people seemed happy the Marines were in the
] city.
]
] But their needs are immediate and basic. Tennant said the
] most frequently asked question is when power will return.
]
] South of Dave's Field, in Falluja's Shuha'daa
] neighborhood, residents sifted through rubble and swept
] up broken glass as children darted around.
]
] Abd El-Rahman Al-Zobari, surveying the damage to his
] house, said he and his friends are not going to vote on
] Sunday. "Is this what they call democracy?" he said. "We
] don't want democracy that comes on the back of a tank."

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CNN.com - Election leaves war-weary Fallujans cold - Jan 24, 2005