Thinkprogress:
During his first term, President Bush repeatedly promised that an invasion of Iraq would set off a rush for democracy in the Middle East. From a speech on Nov. 6, 2003:
Iraqi democracy will succeed — and that success will send forth the news, from Damascus to Teheran — that freedom can be the future of every nation. The establishment of a free Iraq at the heart of the Middle East will be a watershed event in the global democratic revolution.
That vision hasn’t come to fruition. The Bush administration has even had to lower its expectations for political success in Iraq. It is no longer aiming for “reconciliation” between Iraq’s sectarian groups, instead going for “accommodation.”
That vision hasn’t come to fruition. The Bush administration has even had to lower its expectations for political success in Iraq. It is no longer aiming for “reconciliation” between Iraq’s sectarian groups, instead going for “accommodation.”
Not only is Iraq not inspiring democracy around the Middle East, but officials are too “busy” repairing their country to participate in the rest of Bush’s “freedom agenda.” During today’s press briefing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that while Iraqi officials were invited to attend the Bush administration’s Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, MD, this week, they “decided not to come” because they “have a lot of issues on their plate.”
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Iraq had no problem taking the US money. This makes them smarter then the White House.
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