Try as they might, Iraqi Sunnis could not stop the vicious onslaught of the masses and were victimized yet again.

That’s not how it happened, but the negative Associated Press reports not that referendum was a success, but rather that the opponents failed to stop it from passing:

Iraq’s landmark constitution seemed assured of passage Sunday after initial results showed minority Sunni Arabs had fallen short in an effort to veto it at the polls. The apparent acceptance was a major step in the attempt to establish a democratic government that could lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Opponents failed to secure the necessary two-thirds “no” vote in any three of Iraqi’s 18 provinces, according to counts that local officials provided to The Associated Press. In the crucial central provinces with mixed ethnic and religious populations, enough Shiites and Kurds voted to stymie the Sunni bid to reject the constitution.

The did not vote to stymie the Sunni bid to reject the constitution. The voted to pass the constitution.

The parliamentary elections will be held on December 15, but the AP makes it sound like they were forced on the Sunnis who barely missed in their valiant attempt to stop it.

Is it just me, or does the MSM enjoy being miserable and spreading that misery?