Tuesday, November 23, 2004
A hundred flowers bloom
'156 parties to run in Iraq elections' - headline, A.P.
Some Arabs, at least, understand democracy and think that it can flourish in the Middle East. The Sunni insurgents fighting to oppose it understand what it means to be outvoted, and the Iraqi citizens registering political parties understand the path to power in an honest republic.
Do not let anybody persuade you that Iraq cannot have successful competitive elections. If that were the case, Iraqis themselves would not be blowing themselves up to oppose it, or risking their lives to support it.
Some Arabs, at least, understand democracy and think that it can flourish in the Middle East. The Sunni insurgents fighting to oppose it understand what it means to be outvoted, and the Iraqi citizens registering political parties understand the path to power in an honest republic.
Do not let anybody persuade you that Iraq cannot have successful competitive elections. If that were the case, Iraqis themselves would not be blowing themselves up to oppose it, or risking their lives to support it.
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