[in hoc signo vinces]

Do you think it (Freedom and Democracy) has been explained to them in a geniune, sincere, way and further nurtured by their leaders?

If you can't answer that question yes...then that is why they've been unable to transition to Free markets, pluralism, etc....

Freedom can take root with all intelligent, honest, people but only if it is allowed too...the petty Tyrants of the world only understand the submission of others at the point of a gun because they (Chavez, Mullahs in Iran) desire power for themselves, which is all they understand.

Sadly, diplomacy alone...rarely frees people. We in the US know this...we've fought several wars externally and one internally for Freedom.

So where do you stand? Which side of Freedom are you on?

[Kuehn12]

I want freedom for the world, but not at the cost of breaking America or having America fight endless wars like that of British Empire and the Romans. How many years of real peace has America known in its history? Is the world any better for all our interventions with the exception of World War I&II? I exclude those conflict because even an isolationist like myself realizes there are moments in history where there is a true call to arms. We may very well be at such a moment in this current era. When men no longer listen to reason, reason must be imposed upon them. This might be the case in the Muslim world.