[mlocher]

The arguments passed around in coffee shops and sitting rooms throughout the Arab world was that American democracy is in reality a facade: while elections do take place on the surface, a behind-the-scenes process led by a handful of people really decides who rules America.

The handful of people are ACORN.

[Safrguns]

Well... That IS interesting.

I Never thought of that silver lining.

Too bad it will be short lived.

[Puppage]

More like Thugocracy

[ScottinVA]

I don’t think they’re enthused about democracy in muslim countries; rather, they’re excited about America having elected a closet muslim.

[SJackson]

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[ChetNavVet]

I’m “skeptikal”. My name is “skeptekelitor”.

What a retard, if the folks we’re trying to help actually understood they have zero debt compared to the US, They will take stock, man up, and may even help us. but methinksnot.
I used to say poor america, now I say help me world.

The IraQis have a real chance of being both soverign and solvent, if thet dont take what we gave them, at the highest of highest of costs, I say bye

[Carley]

And in the Congo too. Peace broke out.

[Fireone]

“Obama’s win promotes democracy in the Arab world”

Obama’s win promotes the Arab world in our Democracy.

There, I think this is what they meant.

[SolidWood]

My my... When Bush and those eeeevil “Neocons” propagated democracy in the Middle East and succesfully planted the seeds in Afghanistan and Iraq, the liberal-socialist world screamed abuse and “imperialism”. Middle Easterners, they said, are inherently incapable of Democracy... blablabla. Now with Obama all is going to be rainbow and jellydrops!?

[Just A Nobody]

...American democracy is in reality a facade: while elections do take place on the surface, a behind-the-scenes process led by a handful of people really decides who rules America.

Aside from the fact that America is NOT a democracy, but rather a republic, I have to agree with them on this point. This election, most especially the primaries, proves the point beyond a shadow of a doubt.

[justkate]

"So if Obama wants to encourage Arab democrats and bring about peace in this volatile region, all he will have to do is to dust off US policy positions toward the region and make sure that all parties implement them immediately and without hesitation."

Sure wish the author put that at the beginning of his article instead of the end. Just so I realized this was good, old fashioned, tongue in cheek satire.

ps: Why do I doubt that Mr. Kuttab would NOT be in favor of "dusting off" the 2002 Bush policy of Preemption in regards to Iran?

[Uncledave]

youths are the majority of the Arab population

Now there's a key takeaway from the article.