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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: lorne who wrote (65403)8/14/2005 7:26:12 PM
From: ChinuSFORead Replies (2) | Respond to of 81568
 
The reason I say your post is nonsense because of this, which is what I have said all along.

by Alan Caruba
Can Democracy Succeed in Iraq?
August 14, 2005 08:10 AM EST

In the midst of our desire to see a happy outcome in Iraq, we must never lose sight of the ability of Arabs to reject every opportunity to join the modern community of nations, i.e., the industrialized West and those in Asia who are working toward a more peaceful, integrated worldwide marketplace.

Much hinges on the fate of Iraq. As Bahram Saleh, a Kurdish leader, has said, "Iraq is the nexus where many issues are coming together--Islam versus democracy, the West versus the axis of evil, Arab nationalism versus some different types of political culture. If the Americans succeed here, this will be a monumental blow to everything the terrorists stand for."

... read the rest at theconservativevoice.com