2007-08-31 03:25:41 · 14 answers · asked by El Duderino 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's more important to have a liberal society (using the 19th century meaning of the word, not the current meaning) than a democratic one. What I mean by this is that what's most important is law and order along with a respect for fundamental individual rights - free speech, free press, free markets. Democracy is the best way we have to promote this in the West, but in the Middle East, the freest societies (apart from Israel) are places like Jordan and Turkey where there are some elements of democracy, and with Western-leaning dictators at the top (the military in Turkey, the royals in Jordan) who keep the masses from doing things that are illiberal. This is probably the right way to do things - western countries didn't go directly from dictatorship to democracy. They evolved gradually from one to the other, so that the voting public had some idea of how civil debate works, and so that there was a long tradition of protecting certain rights before people could vote them out of existence. We don't need Iraq to turn into Switzerland overnight, but it would be a huge achievement if it turned into Turkey over the next 5 years.
Now, if Iraq could develop into a liberal society, it would prosper. This prosperity might lead the rest of the Muslim world to realize that internal reform would make their lives better, not violence and terrorism. Real opportunity is the key to stopping all this violence. There haven't been any Al Qaeda members from Turkey, after all.
2007-08-31 03:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well if they switch to a market economy, it would really be bad for the rest of the world, because they will raise the price of a barrel of oil so high, that only first world nations could afford it.
I don't think that President Bush sent the troops into Iraq for a noble reason. I think that it was to control Iraq's oil.
I don't see President Bush doing anything about Darfur. But then again Darfur does not have the rich oil supply that Iraq has.
The Iraq war is all about greed.
2007-08-31 10:38:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't know what benefits will Dubyacratic Iraq provide.
2007-08-31 11:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mysterio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's strategically wise to have a U.S. friendly government so that we have military bases right on top of Iran and the gulf area, imagine what Iran would do to the free worlds economies if they controlled the oil and the shipping lanes, liberals wise up and join the real world, we have to stay in Iraq.
2007-08-31 10:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by anthony p 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a stronghold Right Smack Dab in the middle of an area fraught with violence. It gives the rest of the world a starting point to spread a better less violent way of life thereby (hopefully) lessening the terror attacks on the civilized countries. Freedom is infectious, but it must be given time to take hold and spread...
2007-08-31 10:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The US wants a democratic government in Iraq which means: an allied to America. That way, no terrorist networks can operate there. Plus, the middle east needs a change...
2007-08-31 10:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by Con4Life 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
nothing, it's been proven that it is not working that well. Even if it does work for a little bit, it will go back to the way it was before and that will give the U.S a reaon to go back over there. We should just let them live in there culture and stop trying to make them like us.
2007-08-31 10:39:47 · answer #7 · answered by Tessie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aren't you aware of Bush's version of the domino theory. If you get one democratic country in the middle east they will soon all become democratic. Then their will be peace lovingly world citizens like we are; they will refrain from imprisoning people without giving them trials; they stop torturing people; they will stop building nuclear weapons and allow the US to be the only ones entitled to have them; they will stop tapping phones of their citizens; and they will provide cheap oil to the US so we can continue to drive our Hummers.
2007-08-31 10:39:47 · answer #8 · answered by rec 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I see your question and I'll raise you a "It ain't gonna happen!" May be a nice thought, but we are never going to change this part of the world (nor should we have the right to) Sorry christians, but you just can't convert everyone. : (
2007-08-31 10:45:34 · answer #9 · answered by chuck b 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Over time, a greater stability in that region.
2007-08-31 10:46:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋