Democracy - by the Barrel of a Gun

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Remember Jay Garner, the first US envoy to Iraq, right after the fall of Baghdad? He had prior experience in successfully re-engineering the Kurdish region of Iraq, in 1992.

Remember Paul Bremer, the second US envoy to Iraq? He was famous for wearing boots with his suit and tie. The boots were a symbol of the kind of democracy his bosses in the Pentagon were determined to install in Iraq.

Let's cut to the chase. Elections in Iraq were not just a good thing. They were the most excellent thing that has happened to Iraq in a long time. We want to see elections taking place in every country in the Middle East. That is our clear objective as Arab Americans.

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Democracy - by the Barrel of a Gun

Once there was a big chicken who thought she was a dog. She appeared before the chicken masses and barked. The masses clapped, cheered and then retreated to their coops. They felt sorry, more for themselves than for the ch...

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