Democracy in the Middle East?
06-30-09
Democracy has been stamped on Iraq but can it be forced on the region? Will it spread into neighboring dictatorships, monarchies and questionable religious controlled states? Or will it be snuffed out as soon as western nations pull out in 2011?
The Iraqi government named June 30 National Sovereignty Day and declared it a public holiday. Israel is not alone any more. Will democracy thrive in the Middle East? We should all hope it does. So on Canada Day or America’s 4th of July, raise a drink to freedom, human rights and the right to vote in fair elections.
In some countries doing so is still just a dream, a fictional story or a real good movie plot. Dreams do come true!
Sandford