Hamas was elected through a democratic election. Why doesn't the U.S. support them if they were elected? I thought the U.S. wanted democracy or do they want the government of their choice?
(This question does not reflect my attitudes towards Hamas.)
2006-10-25 12:09:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
You can support the democration process and not like the victor. That happens in America as well. Not everyone likes and supports the one that wins the political race. That does not mean we do not respect the democratic process.
2006-10-25 12:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
i'm hoping you do understand that a dictatorship could be greater benevolent than a democracy. Please tell me you recognize this. Dictatorships could be greater attentive to the desires of the persons besides as greater consistently merely and egalitarian. there is not any written rule everywhere interior the international that asserts dictators might desire to be tyrants. That being stated, statistic demonstrate extremely the alternative - hence the want for democracy or a shape no less than. My element is that the project would not lie with the dictatatorship, yet with the dictator. guy is corruptible and hence, is all too usually corrupted. yet then, guy isn't purely corruptible, yet additionally corrupting. No corporation created via guy has ever lasted better than a pair of generations without being corrupted via guy. And that comes with our very own democratic republic.
2016-11-25 20:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. And what about Hezbollah in Lebanon? Bush was the one who insisted those Lebanese elections go forward, even though his advisors TOLD HIM Hezbollah would likely gain some power. He decided that was better than supporting a CLINTON PROPOSAL that Lebanon disarm Hezbollah before elections would be allowed!
2006-10-25 12:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by lucyanddesi 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Hamas is a terrorist organization, committed to destroying one of our closest allies. We are committed to supporting democratic elections as a principle, not in every specific case.
2006-10-25 12:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by Free Ranger 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Incase you did not realize it, by starting with the if you make your question hypothetical, but then slip out of hypothetical into reality asking why they don't support Hamas.
There is no way for me to answer your question with a clean conscience given this fault.
The clossest response to an answer I can make is that the US is not fighting for Democracy around the world.
2006-10-25 12:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by nekoolzec 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Americas democracy demand or spreading is connected with their gain. American him self is not totally democratic. They want to gain oil or wealth or power in the name of Democracy.
2006-10-25 12:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by dotab 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wonder if it is because Hamas murders women and children.
Should that make a difference?
2006-10-25 12:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hamas are heroes
2006-10-25 12:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by AAA 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they want to support someone a little more creditable.
That is like hiring a fox to watch the chickens.
2006-10-25 12:12:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are a terrorist organization and we don't support terrorist organizations just like Iran. Mark Foley was democratically elected it doesn't make him a good man.
2006-10-25 12:11:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋