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To: michael97123 who wrote (71857)	2/6/2003 1:49:03 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think a measure of freedom, economic development and some political liberties is a better description. The word democracy connotes a political system as we have or the parliamentary version. It can be part of the picture but not the whole story. It just aint enought to defeat islamic fundamentalism or despotism. You are right....it wasnt a very good choice of words. In the short term, I think that the Bush is aiming to bring some amount of freedom and economic development to the ME. However, over the long-term, I think some sort of representative government is what the world is going to need for most of these countries. I havent heard anybody in the administration really articulate it....but it seems to me that the concept of a "Democratic Peace" is our best chance at security. rand.org Slacker