Iraqi army 1st Lt. Merbad Abid Hassan, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, inspects his platoon prior to heading out to the polling station to vote in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2005. They will provide security on Dec. 15, 2005, when Iraqi citizens will elect their first permanent parliamentary government, which will lead the new democracy for the next four years. U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway