Post is long .. current .. but backdated because of length .. make sure to read this ..
link ~ What’s Needed for Democracy in the GCC
~ snip ~ "This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise. I don’t hold with the convention that blog posts should always be short and sweet. Sometimes to explore a subject you need more than a few hundred words"
What’s Needed for Democracy in the GCC
"Our duty is now clear...for the sake of our long-term security, all free nations must stand with the forces of democracy and justice that have begun to transform the Middle East." - President George W. Bush
"Across the Middle East, a critical mass of events is taking that region in a hopeful new direction...history is moving quickly and leaders in the Middle East have important choices to make." - President George W. Bush
"Iraq will be a model for countries in the region of freedom, democracy, justice and peaceful coexistence among its citizens and its neighbors and the world" -Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
related articles ~
Iraq will be the Model for Democracy ...
Can Iraq show the world that Democracy is worth fighting for .. Peacefully?
