This is not about an Iraqi ethnic vote, It's about a vote for Iraq.

U.S. commander predicts large Iraqi voter turnout
Michael Graczyk/AP on SFGate Original Article

The general who commands U.S. forces in Iraq said Friday that millions of Iraqis will vote this weekend in the face of likely bloodshed because they recognize their nation must not return to tyranny. "They are no fools," Gen. John Abizaid told a Houston audience. "They will bring their country together because they know they've got to move forward together."