Does the US really believe in Democracy. Can't we prove it.?

Question

Shouldn't the Iraqi People be allowed to have a popular vote to decide if the US can continue to occupy the country of Iraq.
1. Do you think it would be a good idea?
2. Do you think it would show the US cares about democracy?
3. What do you think would be the long term ramifications?

Answer 1

1. It *would* be a good idea. Then the press could see once and for all that the majority of the people of Iraq actually DO want us there.

2. The US does care about democracy.

3. I don't think my line of answers is going where you wanted it to, so I doubt that any answer I could come up with for #3 would make you happy.

Finally, let me interject this: The founding fathers were NEVER about true democracy. That's a myth. If you don't believe me, go research the reasons WHY we set up the electoral college. It was because the founding fathers believed that the "common man" would never be smart enough to participate in a presidential election.

Answer 2

1. They are allowed to vote, over way more then just, the U.S. staying there. They elected officials that decide such things, if they do not like what their elected -by the people- government is doing the people vote them out next election.

2. No, nothing will show anyone in the middle east, other then Israel, that the U.S. cares about much of anything but the U.S..

3. Anarchy and/or city states. It is the central governments job to say what country can do what and where in their country, not Every single persons right or duty. (briefing an entire country in detail over every issue would bring a country to a stand still).

Answer 3

Th US only believed in Democracy when it is a democracy "WE" like. If it is not one that we like, then to hell with it.
We have shown it again and again
1) Answer
It might be a good idea,it might be the only thing that would unite all of the Iraqis together.
2) Answer
It would show it , however the US will never allow it.
3) Answer
It will mean that the country will probably degenerate further and the "civil" war will continue. We can't cram democracy down someones throat and tell them they must love it. Iraq will probably devolve into a theocracy and look just like iran. These religious sects have been fighting each other since 632 A.D. and we expect them to fall in love with each other because we say they should. Not gonna happen. Then we will come up with some other excuse to 'pre-emptively" invade again.

We have helped in the overthrow of democratically elected governments because we did not like "their" version of it.
Take for example our growning nemesis in the Middle East- Iran
They had had a democracy but boy did WE put a stop to that one.
In 1953, Iran had their first democratically elected Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Mossadegh who was pro- America with just one caveat. He wanted to nationalize the oil fields for the benefit of HIS people. We could not have that. So with the help of the CIA the US and the UK implemented Operation Ajax (1953) (officially TP-AJAX) which removed Mossadegh and installed the Pahlavi dynasty to help consolidate the power of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in order to preserve the Western control of Iran's hugely lucrative oil infrastructure.
So he went about becoming more Westernized and neglected his own infrastructure and people while trying to play the "big" shot.
Hence the overthrow in 1979 which has resulted in the thorn in our side theocracy.
We did it in our own hemisphere in 2004 with assisting in the overthrow of a democratically elected president- Jean Bertrand Aristide of Haiti.
We funded the overthrow of the democratically elected Salvador Allende for the heinous dictator Augusto Pinochet.
We did it in 1976 in Argentina
The list will continue to grow

Answer 4

The US believes in democracy sometimes. However through out history we have supported whoever serves US interest. We helped Saddam Hussein come to power because we need not support the Communist leaning former leader of Iraq. We support democracy when it serves our better interest. We so concerned about "democracy" in Iraq but do have interest in democracy in North Korea, Zimbabwe, Burma, Sudan, etc. Because we do have interest in their country (oil).

Answer 5

If the US cared about Democracy, then why was the 2000 presidential election stolen. The US cares about its vested interests, or more accurately the vested interests of the people who manage the presidency from behind the scenes.

Answer 6

I think the USA should care about Democracy in their country and keep their noses out of somebody else. Especially those who don't appreciate it.

Answer 7

They shouldn't, we are a republic by design, not a democracy.