Iraq’s parliamentary elections were held this past Sunday. Washington Post Baghdad correspondent Leila Fedel joins us from Baghdad, and Time’s senior editor and former Baghdad bureau chief Bobby Ghosh talk about the elections.
If there is nothing in it for us, our government wouldn't give two cents about Democracy in Iraq or any other country.
There are so many countries, whose democratically elected governments have been overthrown by the our CIA.
Guatemala, Iran, Chile, just to name three.
We don't mind overthrowing demcratically elected presidents in foreign nations and installing brutal dictators.
Mar. 09 2010 01:33 PM
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Jgarbuz
from Queens, NY
Democracy is the only hope for moderating the Muslim world, and we should all hope for its success in its uphill struggle there.
Mar. 09 2010 10:21 AM
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Comments [2]
If there is nothing in it for us, our government
wouldn't give two cents about Democracy in Iraq
or any other country.
There are so many countries, whose democratically
elected governments have been overthrown by
the our CIA.
Guatemala, Iran, Chile, just to name three.
We don't mind overthrowing demcratically elected
presidents in foreign nations and installing
brutal dictators.
Democracy is the only hope for moderating the Muslim world, and we should all hope for its success in its uphill struggle there.
Leave a Comment
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