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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40657)8/28/2002 9:33:35 PM
From: SirRealist  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
That was a good article, indeed. I think the author and Sadeq are correct. Democracy is not instant and takes time to succeed, particularly when it is so foreign to a culture. The former USSR has learned this even though enough of it was Westernized so it was less foreign to their culture.

What they failed to mention specifically is if countries like Iraq get balkanized and 'good' Arab allies consolidate power from the endgame, the repressive regimes may remain so. The old adage may come into play "Yes, he's a dictator, but he's our dictator."

A better outcome would be a change from within each of those societies, which could sew democratic seeds in more fertile grounds. But odds are, it's too little too late, and unlikely to convince undereducated masses in time to stop the less preferred way.
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