Posted on 12/06/2004 2:52:33 PM PST by CHARLITE
Few people speak with as much passion and authority as Natan Sharansky about the irresistible power of freedom to transform oppressed populations.
Ever the optimist, however, Sharansky believes that democracy is a distinct possibility among Arab states and in a future Palestinian state. There is no choice, he says: “In an age of weapons of mass destruction and global terrorism, the dangers of ignoring the absence of democracy in any part of the world have increased dramatically.”
"You, Mr. President, are a dissident among the leaders of the free world.”
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
well, as winstonn churchill said " democracy is the best form of government except for all the rest". i am not arguing but simply saying that what if promoting democracy (or imposing as you are establishing he should do) is not the right thing to do right now as our views of democracy have becaome so corrupt we cannot decide who should lead ourselves.... were americans- better that a pack of six year olds in the jungle that were acting out to be.
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