Iraq Roundup - The Vote and US/Syria Tensions

Today Iraqis are voting on their constitution. WaPost notes that in the Sunni city of Ramadi three major polling places were shut down due to clashes between insurgents and US forces. Isn't in interesting that insurgents target Shiites almost all of the time but go all out on fellow Sunnis when they try to vote? In other Sunni areas the turnout was reported as "surprisingly brisk." The NYT report has a more man-on-the-street feel and touches on the security measures put in place for the elections. CFR tries to explain why Sunnis don't support the constitution, but conveniently fails to mention how the vote will turn out. Also at CFR James Lindsay explains why the vote is crucial for W...gosh I never would have figured that out on my own. A WSJ notes that this vote is crucial also, but for the people of Iraq. It also looks ahead to scheduled December elections. Also on WSJ Gen Petraeus says that the Iraqis are in the fight. Finally NYT talks about continued tensions between US forces and Syrians.