[Oldexpat]

Seems to me he has been proved dead wrong..since a vast majority of the people in Iraq and Afghanistan turned out for the elections. Higher than here. The insurgents and terrorists are still in the vast minority and dying fast.
There is no lack of interest in democracy in these places, but there sure is in Hollywood and DC.
So if you think democracy is a bad deal for you..I’ll give you a list of hell holes that operate by your rules.
Ingrate.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The turnout in the Iraq elections should dispel this theory.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Remember, Iraqis are not Arabs. They are Persians. Arabs, however, have an almost genetic hatred of anything Western or associated with Israel's existence. It is going to take an Act of God to get a 2x4 big enough to overcome their hatred on steroids.

Persians, however, not only respected other cultures, but promoted the scientific advances and learning. They knew enough to send three wise guys when Jesus was born from what they had learned through Jews in Persia. Keep in mind, also, that Arabs are not among the great civilizations of the past, Saladin notwithstanding.