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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (187093)	5/23/2006 9:13:46 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

But when we tear down the old repressive governmental structures and force these societies to make a decision as to the type of government they want (which is generally democratic participation), that terror is unleashed upon themselves and they finally get a "reality slap" about the monster they've help to create. You cannot have any hope to take a people that have lived under decades of brutal suppression and complete corruption will simply flip into a democracy. It's a fantasy. You want to let the people of Iraq express their will. Great. Let them have a referendum on whether they want the US to leave immediately. Let the Kurds vote on whether they want their independence. Let the Kurds in Turkey vote for their independence. If you take out President Kim, do you think the North Koreans will have merely a bumpy ride to democracy? I'd bet they would be more likely to start executing people on the spot that committed a traffic violation. jttmab