[wardaddy]

There are nations and their respective cultures where "democracy" is unattainable at the moment. Recognizing that makes no one a racist or a culture snob by default. It's simply the truth.

Representational governance works best in educated societies with working economies, a strong middle class and a culture disposed to reasonable compromise and pragmatism and a nice eye for personal freedoms.

Iraq has the first two more or less better than most candidates...so we shall see. I think Iraq has some scant experience in "democracy" from the post WWII years does it not?

[Publicus]

"Representational governance works best in educated societies with working economies, a strong middle class and a culture disposed to reasonable compromise and pragmatism and a nice eye for personal freedoms"

Like 18th century America?