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Originally posted by tw
What does that mean? It means democracy cannot be forced upon nations. The only democracy that works is one that the little people want. If they don't start the wheel rolling, then any attempt to impose democracy will fail. When those Arab states are ready for reform is when those Arab states will demand democracy. Any attempt to force reform on them will only lead to long term disaster for western nations who try to impose reform. Is Iraq not a classic example? Are the lessons of Somolia not yet learned? Did we not learn from South Vietnam?
When a nation is ready for democracy, then the nation will demand democracy. Ie Poland. The velvet revolution. Russia. Any attempt to impose reform in any Arab nation will only make the US an enemy of those people. Had the mental midget's Axis of Evil speech not interfered with domestic Iranian politics, then reformers in Iran would not have been undermined. Again, lessons from history.
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Pffffft! And since when has America's leadership ever learned from history? We have a president who is a former frat boy, reformed drunk who can't even put together a complete sentence. We elected another president who played second man to a chimp. The American people as a whole run from any understanding of history as if such knowledge was proferred to them by the devil. Learning from history! You wild eyed, dreamer, you. Just lay down quietly while your Aunt Marichiko gets you a cold compress for your head. There, there now.