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Making Iraq Safe for Democracy
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The Middle East presents a conundrum for those who would see the American values of freedom and democracy promulgated. It is the last region of the world ? other than China, where change is occurring rapidly ? that has seemed impervious to the democratic revolution that has swept much of the world in the 20th century ? and certainly the late 20th century.
For too long, Americans have believed that democracy cannot conquer the Middle East. To see how ill-informed this assumption may prove to be, think back to all the nay-saying of the last century. The Germans couldn't manage democracy, it was said. The Japanese couldn't manage democracy. The Chinese couldn't manage it. The Koreans couldn't manage it.