President Bush: “Time after time, observers have questioned whether this country, or that people, or this group are 'ready' for democracy—-as if freedom were a prize you win for meeting our own Western standards of progress.” His idea—-that there is no necessary connection between Western political traditions and the success of democracy—-is important. But is it true? Today his hypothesis is being tested in Iraq, where an old baseball joke is pertinent. A manager says, “Our team is just two players away from being a championship team. Unfortunately, the two players are Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.” Iraq is just...