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Originally Posted by Daradon
Cause that, even for all it's good intentions, is still the wrong question.
Do the people of Iraq WANT a democratic nation? I'm sure some of them do, but do enough of them do? Do they want democracy or freedom in the way we think of it? They probaly have a completely different concept of how they want their nation to be.
Maybe a better question would be, 'how can we help the citizens of Iraq create the nation they would like?'
It's not just splitting hairs or mincing words, it's an important distinction.
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I agree, it is just the question I have heard, along with "Why wouldn't they want democracy?"
And the second question just highlights one of the major issues.
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