Bush call for Middle East reform an election gambit

[dArKeR]

POLITICAL QUAGMIRE: The US president is trying to shore up confidence in his Iraq policy and the war against terrorism with an eye towards re-election

REUTERS , WASHINGTON
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003,Page 6

US President George W. Bush, in speaking out for Arab democracy, is trying to win sympathy for his Iraq policy at home, as much if not more than to reform the Middle East, analysts said.

In Bush's speech last Thursday he challenged countries such as Iran, Syria and Egypt to liberalize their political systems so that freedom can reign in the Middle East.

But he was also delivering a message to Americans, who polls show are beginning to doubt the wisdom of the decision to invade Iraq in March, the analysts said.

Arabs greeted the speech with scorn, noting that Bush did not mention the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory or his decision to take the US to war in Iraq.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/11/2003075428

[tom_paine]

1. Of course it's a grotesque Orwellian lie

The kind Third-World dictators and other thugs routinely tell.

First off, if the Iraqis got actual democracy (and if the Imperial Subjects of Amerika are having their taken away, what makes you think the Irqis are going to have it any better?), the first thing they would do is vote anyone who appeased their conquerers OUT.

They would also vote, I imagine, to stop the flow of stolen booty to Halliburton, Bechtel, WorldCom, and Bushevik thugs everywhere.

On the merit of that simple fact alone, the Busheviks absolutely cannot allow democracy to come to Iraq.

Of course, Bunnypants* probably means Imperial Amerikan* style democracy, where the handpicked Leader "wins" an election who's outcome is as predictable as Husseins, but not by as wide a margin.

Maintaining the illusion of freedom is necessary for Imperial Amerikan-style "democracy".

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