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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: JohnM who wrote (92055)4/11/2003 8:49:13 AM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Perhaps, but given the circumstances, I would say it was a good first try at democracy. The point I was making is the U.S. didn't install, appoint, or otherwise select the leader of Afghanistan. A representative of the various groups in the country was selected, and they voted.

There is no perfect democratic nation on earth. In any electoral process you can find gray areas where the same sort of criticism can be made. Therefore, it's not utopia or nothing. A Democratic process grows and shapes itself to the wishes of the individual country involved. Having a template, in which the people have a voice, is the best we should hope for in Iraq.

After Saddam's reign of terror, utopia is not required for success.
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