Does the US really want Democracy in the Middle East?

Question

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Answer 1

Of course not. US wants oil-black gold. Four years ago it was Iraq, today is Iran. I keep wondering which country is next on the US hit list? Venezuela? Interesting to note that somehow only in oil rich countries are "dictatorship" governments and "oppressed" people, in addition somehow only oil rich countries "want to do harm to US".

Answer 2

The US isn't even a true democracy; it has been described as a "Democratic Republic."

Democracy in the Middle East would lead to more secular Muslim governments; scornful of the US government, and unwilling to cooperate with the US' demand to take over their oil fields.

The US does not want democracy in the Middle East; it wants another Commonwealth, like Puerto Rico.

Answer 3

in case you have been to look on the entire international and look in any respect the different rulers and governmental kinds (Democracy, Dicatatorship, etc.) you will realize that there are various countries that are probably insupportable. in terms of attempting to hold democracy to each of them is a brilliant activity, and no u . s . a ., no longer even usa has the components to combat all of them. And so interior the tip it comes right down to money. So placed very merely, there is oil interior the midsection east. notwithstanding in case you have self belief that Bin weighted down improve into actual a terrorist or improve into usa's doing, it gave an excuse to objective terrorism interior the midsection east, that's admittedly handy. yet improve into by no ability a rationalization for going to conflict with iraq. and you ahve to bear in strategies that the conflict in Iraq additionally occurred in 1991 besides. the place as in places like Africa, and North Korea (or is it south, i will by no ability bear in strategies), usa has by no ability tried to intervene, and subsequently entering those coutries to disencumber them is so made harder because of the terror and mistrust that comes with the army. As shown by ability of Iraq, liberating a rustic isn't as uncomplicated as killing it is chief. notwithstanding how evil they may well be, they have supporters.

Answer 4

Yes, but not for the reasons our politicians tell us. Democracy in the Middle East will bring anti-US governments and that's something we'll have to deal with. After a few decades of living under their own democratically elected governments the people of the Middle East will realize that the U.S. is not the source of all of their problems.

Answer 5

No the US wants puppet government leaders they can manipulate into doing what is best for the US. These actions are taken under the guise of procuring democracy and freedom for the people of the Middle East. If the US actually cared about democracy and not keeping the oil flowing they would not support the brutal regimes of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Brutal dictators and governments are accepted as long as they play ball with the US government.

Answer 6

Why would the U.S. want democracy in the Middle East when we aren't a true democracy ourselves?

Answer 7

As long as it is a capitalistic democracy, and not a socialistic democracy. The US wants free trade and worship for the almighty dollar in the middle east to foster a new round of economic colonialization.

Answer 8

No. What the U.S. really wants from the Middle East is OIL. It just sounds nicer to say we're fighting to bring democracy to Iraq instead of saying we're fighting to steal all of Iraq's OIL.
The Bush administration's #1 non-military benchmark forces the Iraqi Parliament to surrender two-thirds of Iraq's oil fields to foreign oil corporations, virtually allowing companies like Exxon-Mobil to STEAL Iraq's most valuable economic resource.
Next stop: IRAN. After all, why should all of OUR oil be underneath THEIR sand??
Wm. Gates recently claimed Iran was trying to undermine the Iraqi 'war'....a sure bet that this will be the rationale behind U.S. forces invading Iran soon ['weapons of mass destruciton' won't work a second time around]. America is only concerned about its own 'interests' [interpret that to mean OIL]. -RKO- 12/08/07

Answer 9

Some form of democracy, yes, but democracy is a very broad term. Strict majority rule won't work. The majority must also agree to give the minority freedom and the minority must agree to be governed by the majority and not rebel. Otherwise, they're right back to square one.

Answer 10

No. Give the people of the Middle East the vote, and they'll put religion in charge. The most secular regimes in the Middle East (Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya) are also the least democratic.