Liberty Flourishes in...Iran?

Apparently, Iran is harbouring more liberty than oppression these days, at least when compared to the US in expatriate Iraqi voter registration.

Of the 234,000 Iraqi expats living Stateside, only 16,794 have registered to vote in the upcoming elections. In Iran, 41,088 of the 81,000 Iraqi expats have registered. Iran is beating us by 51% to 7%. You'd think that Bush, who is so fond of inflating numbers, would exert the minimal effort required to register the American Iraqis.