Support for democratization or support for strongmen?

Submitted by Northerner (Israel), Feb 4, 2009 at 07:37

If I recall correctly Dr. Pipes, you were in favor of placing a strongman to head post-war Iraq and hesitant about the rapid democratization of the Arab world. That makes sense, especially after the Algeria and Gaza experiments.

So why does Obama's retreat from democratization signal an "unfortunate" change in policy?

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