Comments on: Muravchik Channels Baathists http://www.lobelog.com/muravchik-channels-baathists/ Personality Blogs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.lobelog.com/muravchik-channels-baathists/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 scott Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:18:57 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=69#comment-1618 As one married to an Algerian I deeply want to see democracy in the Middle East. All agree war is the worst way to introduce democracy. Why don't the Neo-cons advocate democracy in Morrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Pakistian where we have influence? Loosening the reigns on these countries will open dangers to the US and Israel, however, failing to do so would be more perilous. It seems we could demand of these leaders who we pay to betray their people that they allow dissenting views and papers to publish. Then, we could allow more political parties to form, allowing elections in local and lesser houses of their congresses. After a time, it seems we could expand this broadly across the legislative spectrum and ultimately to the executive offices. I doubt I am the only one to think this, but from what I see on TV, read and hear on the radio, I must be the white MLK Jr. Jr. Why can't we ask these neo-con hypocrites about this? Why can't we expose some of these frauds more broadly? Thanks Jim, you are a hero of mine. As one married to an Algerian I deeply want to see democracy in the Middle East. All agree war is the worst way to introduce democracy. Why don’t the Neo-cons advocate democracy in Morrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Pakistian where we have influence? Loosening the reigns on these countries will open dangers to the US and Israel, however, failing to do so would be more perilous. It seems we could demand of these leaders who we pay to betray their people that they allow dissenting views and papers to publish. Then, we could allow more political parties to form, allowing elections in local and lesser houses of their congresses. After a time, it seems we could expand this broadly across the legislative spectrum and ultimately to the executive offices.

I doubt I am the only one to think this, but from what I see on TV, read and hear on the radio, I must be the white MLK Jr. Jr. Why can’t we ask these neo-con hypocrites about this? Why can’t we expose some of these frauds more broadly?

Thanks Jim, you are a hero of mine.

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