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  • Outreach Programs Point Iraqis Toward Road To Democracy

    02/17/2004 10:39:36 AM PST · by Calpernia · 4 replies · 50+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Feb. 17, 2004 | By Gerry J. Gilmore
    Education and understanding are what it'll take to establish democracy across an Iraqi society largely operated by centuries-old insular tribal customs and mores, a U.S. military official said in Baghdad today. Coalition Provisional Authority and U.S. State Department public outreach policy in Iraq seeks "to engage all Iraqis by educating them to the opportunities and responsibilities of the new democratic era," explained Army Lt. Col. Alan King, a CPA public outreach official. Political organization and participation in the democratic process -- and not violence -– "are the best ways to ensure that the new Iraq is based on a constitutional...