love the quote by hosni mubarak, president of egypt, a year or so ago, something close to:
'if there were elections across the middle east tomorrow, whom do the americans think will be elected, the democrats?'
societies need to go through a slow process of change, based on what their citizens perceive of their neighbours, and how much better their lives are, etc.
'US style democracy' will be harder to import to iraq than the 76 pinto.
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