History has yet to yield a verdict on the final outcome. But it has yielded one unmistakable verdict thus far: the idea that Arabs are not fit for or inclined toward freedom--the underlying assumption of those who denounced, ridiculed and otherwise opposed the democracy project--is wrong. Embarrassingly, scandalously, blessedly wrong.
The embarrassment of the presumed experts, the scandal of self-dealers (political, financial, or diplomatic self-dealing) trying to torpedo success, the blessings of liberty advanced because it was right.
"The embarrassment of the presumed experts.."
Well, I don't think these folks are any more subject to embarrasment than BJ Klintoon.
So called experts or intelectualls always used the "not ready" or "never will want" a democratic system of government.
I think it is histerical that members of the democrat party always abuse the english language by using democratIC as a noun.
When Pelosi, leader of the Socialist Caucus of the house in addition to the democrat party minority leader, speaks of democratIC votes, it is with tinge of observable insincerity. Much like Hitler when he said "we only want room to grow."
MK just naided it. There must be something in the air of late because conservative commentators have been nailing it. Now if only we could get the comentators to stop this BS of DemocratIC party.