That would have been a short term solution.
Democracy is the long term solution to islamo facism.
Bush is right, but it will take a long time.
Empowering women in the muslim world is key, democracy makes the weak strong.
And if history is any teacher, it will continue to spread.
It already has so very much.
Democracy is a process and in Gaza, it ended with the election of terrorists.
A recent poll taken in Pakistan indicated OBL would win an election with about 46% of the vote.
Yes, democracy is good, but not a panacea.
Just as an aside, ever wonder why Bush goes around promoting democracy---I mean, he is a republican and should promote republicanism. I guess it is just semantics these days.