Originally posted by GScholz
Peace and democracy. I'm afraid this war will bring neither.
Well, you just never know do you?
There's no stopping it now, is there? June 30 will be the first step into a new era for Iraq.
Long term it'll either be a step on the road bringing the Arab world out of the past and into the modern world, a step towards more peace and more democracy in the Middle East.
Or it may unite the Arabs against a common enemy, and destroy the few struggling democracies in the region in a new wave of Islamic fundamentalism.
Some people will work hard to achieve the first goal, peace and democracy. Others will work hard to achieve Islamic Fundamentalism. Still others will remain uninvolved with the exception of heaping criticism on those trying to work for peace and democracy.
Which group will you be in?
(BTW, just who are the "struggling democracies" in the Middle East right now?)
How democratic is the Middle East?
