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Democracy at home - Tyranny Abroad
Reader comment on item: After Saddam? Remaking the Mideast
Submitted by Ahmed (Pakistan), Mar 14, 2003 at 15:03
If America was so sincere with Democracy, Afghanistan should have had elections by now.Iraq will be no exception. As long as Americans control the oil wells there is no need for democracy as most people will like to kick Americans out.
Also if America is a champion of their religion democracy they wouldn't try to topple democratically elected president of Venezuela.
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| Correction: Not "Don't Be Greedy!" but "Don't Get Greedy!" [2 words] | Jonathan Rick | Jan 5, 2005 08:34 | 19427 | ||
| Deconstruct Theocracy [91 words] | Don van Sickle | Apr 21, 2003 12:07 | 8494 | ||
| difficulties ahead... [16 words] | p cormany | Apr 17, 2003 14:45 | 8427 | ||
| Time to leave Saudi?? [69 words] | Mark H | Mar 21, 2003 16:31 | 7497 | ||
 Democracy at home - Tyranny Abroad [60 words] | Ahmed | Mar 14, 2003 15:03 | 7256 | ||
| The theory of intended and unintended consequences [442 words] | Shfep Fargotstein | Mar 12, 2003 12:17 | 7201 | ||
| After Saddam? Remaking the Middle East [176 words] | Wahid Boctor | Mar 3, 2003 00:52 | 7009 | ||
| Keep up the fantastic work! [20 words] | Dave Pryce | Feb 18, 2003 01:52 | 6707 | ||
| Democracy? [25 words] | Harmonia | Feb 17, 2003 10:21 | 6695 | ||
| Playing the "Liberation" card [510 words] | Dr. Ron Polland | Feb 17, 2003 09:53 | 6694 | ||
| Freedom of the Media IS necessary for Peace in the Middle East [250 words] | Alex Dashevsky | Feb 16, 2003 14:04 | 6688 | ||
| Not OK Oday [361 words] | Chas. Dahlin | Feb 15, 2003 15:53 | 6674 | ||
| Democracy is born out of maturity [213 words] | Karsten Brasch | Feb 15, 2003 14:39 | 6672 | ||
| 4 | Problems in the US Policy [1260 words] | Aslele Zaabi | Feb 14, 2003 23:17 | 6658 | |
| False Dichotomy in Postwar Planning [409 words] | Todd Wintering | Feb 14, 2003 16:02 | 6648 | ||
| Japan and the ME are like chalk and cheese [124 words] | S.R.Judah | Feb 14, 2003 08:15 | 6638 | ||
| Beyond Technicality [107 words] | A H | Feb 13, 2003 19:26 | 6624 | ||
| Japan [113 words] | M Schultehenrich | Feb 13, 2003 14:31 | 6618 | ||
| Revamping the UN [354 words] | Shep Fargotstein | Feb 13, 2003 10:10 | 6610 | ||
| How I see it at this time [106 words] | Manuel Gwiazda | Feb 13, 2003 08:30 | 6607 | ||
| I'm with Ajami [96 words] | Paul M. Neville | Feb 12, 2003 19:33 | 6598 | ||
| Do we believe the Declaration? [164 words] | Joseph Somsel | Feb 12, 2003 18:17 | 6595 | ||
| Ready for Democracy [85 words] | Ted Volckhausen | Feb 12, 2003 15:05 | 6592 | ||
| After Saddam - One Detail You Did Not Mention [333 words] | Joseph E. Rendini | Feb 12, 2003 14:17 | 6591 | ||
| Notes [340 words] | Alo Kievalar | Feb 12, 2003 11:37 | 6584 | ||
| After Saddam: Islam Confronts Democracy [425 words] | Dave Davis | Feb 11, 2003 21:30 | 6573 | ||
| Democracy vs. Imperialism [330 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Feb 11, 2003 21:26 | 6572 | ||
| We'd have to be brutal with terrorists [192 words] | Catherine F | Feb 11, 2003 20:32 | 6571 | ||
| America's Destiny [137 words] | William L. Korstad | Feb 11, 2003 19:52 | 6569 | ||
| Democracy's Core Value [127 words] | David Jacob | Feb 11, 2003 19:32 | 6567 | ||
| Calling the Fouad Ajami Brigade [181 words] | Andreas Samson | Feb 11, 2003 17:45 | 6565 | ||
| To the above poster [49 words] | Jeff | Feb 11, 2003 16:37 | 6564 | ||
| Democracy and security are inseparable. [365 words] | Quin Roberts | Feb 11, 2003 15:56 | 6563 | ||
| Give democracy a chance [233 words] | Amir Zadeh | Feb 11, 2003 12:33 | 6556 | ||
| Arabs already have disposable divorce [66 words] | Gloria | Feb 11, 2003 12:32 | 6555 | ||
| Strongly disagree ! [225 words] | R.Isak | Feb 11, 2003 11:48 | 6553 | ||
| Caution in the Middle East [625 words] | James M. Carter | Feb 11, 2003 11:35 | 6552 | ||
| Forget About Reforming Iraq -- or the Arab World [311 words] | Ralph Winstanley | Feb 11, 2003 11:08 | 6551 | ||
| RE: Glenn Klotz's question [173 words] | Bob Samuals | Feb 11, 2003 10:58 | 6550 | ||
| After Iraq [96 words] | John Hampe | Feb 11, 2003 10:55 | 6549 | ||
| Not trusting the US or the UK to take a long term view :response to Ajami's view [532 words] | elaine bousfield | Feb 11, 2003 10:40 | 6548 | ||
| Outstanding balanced article [107 words] | John S. Morgan | Feb 11, 2003 10:39 | 6547 | ||
| Can This Go On? [122 words] | Steven Hess | Feb 11, 2003 10:21 | 6545 | ||
| Liberals & Liberal democracy [108 words] | Glenn Klotz | Feb 11, 2003 09:47 | 6538 | ||
| Famous Victory? [193 words] | Graham Rael-Brook | Feb 11, 2003 09:02 | 6537 |
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