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Can Democracy Be Imposed? Not in Muslim countries.

By Alamgir Hussain

In the post-9/11 era, the Bush administration's new project of spreading freedom and democracy in the dictators-ruled countries became one of the most discussed and closely followed topics in the media and at all levels of the society. As the world gets increasing plagued by violence, unleashed by the Islamic fundamentalists and terrorist groups, a way to turn the tide of violence towards peace was indeed a desirable idea to the peace and freedom-loving people in the world. Although many doubted the means Bush administration undertook to spread democracy around the world, yet there was hardly any disagreement to the fact that freedom and democracy can usher in peace and prosperity. Believing in this fundamental premise, many in the US and around the world supported the Bush administration's aggressive policy of instituting democracy by overthrowing the authoritarian Governments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Continue reading: http://www.islam-watch.org/AlamgirHussain/ImposingDemocracy.htm

Published Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:00 PM by Islamwatch

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GateWatcher said:

Imposing Democracy whit violance, is that the Democratic way?
why don 't the peopel in the so cold authoritarian Governments stand up en ask for Democracy?
Excuse me if i sound sceptic, but nothing is as it seems to look like as you think.
Manny governments in the world did supported in the beginning the Bush way before they didnt knew the hole thruet about the Bush agenda even the peopel in the United States are less supportiv to the Bush administstration as in the beginning and the numbers are growing.
To understand the hole issue it must be looked from the both sides of the story, whitout taking sides. I must be sceptic because there is more to this story then peopel know. Because manny supporting states are in dept to the United States, they are affraid to apose against Bush policy.
Actually the personal vendetta of the Bush familly has gone out of control.
Exampel Bush familly were bussines partners whit Osame corporation before he became the ennemy, but where is Osama now, he is not dead that is for shore because he was the plan of this hole cover up. most of the peopel dont know this fact.
February 15, 2007 2:04 PM
 

Alert said:

Bush's past is concerning if not disturbing. From illegal immigration to Islamic terror. Bush has his feet on both these modern American tragedies. And it is not getting any better..
April 29, 2007 4:56 PM
 

elle said:

I see it differently. I believe that Americans believed that everyone in the world would want to emulate the American style of Democracy, i.e. one man one vote, and that like America secularism would predominate. It is this way the American believe has made America rich and powerful. But Americans are largely ignorant about other cultures, other religions, and other codes of conduct. This is why they have made so many mistakes. They still do not appreciate the tribal system in the Middle East that has lasted thousands of years and that is the code by which Arabs live.

Yes, Iraq today has seen the end of Saddam Hussein, and they now have a democratically elected government. But sectarianism has prevented a peaceful transition to this democratic government. It cannot be an 'American style democracy' but it could be an 'Islamic democracy' as can be observed in other Arab countries, but in Iraq case it is complicated because of the Sunni, Shia, Kurd sectarianism. This is an internatl problem for the Iraqis of how to resolve this sectarianism in a democratic fashion. That is the hope for everyone, but the old tribal ways of 'who is powerful will rule' is distorting the democratic process. How this will be resolved is what all the current killings is about. Iran would like her sect to rule, the Sunnis of Saudi Arabia and Syria would like to see Sunnis be predominant, and the Kurds want their own autonomy. Until these Arabic problems can be peacefully resolved, it will be difficult to find peace. This solution is not a coalition problem, it is an Arab problem and it is up to the Arabs to resolve this problem. Then the coalition forces will be glad to leave.

So let us try to get our perspective in order and not simply play the 'blame game' to complicate the problem.
July 14, 2007 3:36 AM
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