So let me get this straight. You mean democracy cannot be created at the end of a gun? No, say it isn't so!
Seriously, the Bush Administration had no idea what they were doing going into Iraq. You cannot develop a democracy without first educating the people of the region to the issues which they are to vote for. By not investing the energy into an educational directive they have left the guidance during elections to the non-secular leaders in the tribes. By not educating the people on the benefits of the ideas presented, and appealing to their secular interests they have insured that the religious tribal leaders will attempt to grab power and turn the country into a theocracy. Because the country is so divided by its tribal beliefs a theocratic leadership will never work and will most definitely lead to civil war. The Bush Amdinistration failed to understand that America has 200 years of education and experience (and brainwashing) behind it, which makes the American form of democracy work. Iraq has none of that. The incursion that the Bush Administartion has dreamed up will only destabilize the region, not create the fledgling democracy they hoped for. Forcing a foreign concept on the people of Iraq will only foster an illiberal democracy, which is not functional in any regard.
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