Democratic Window Dressing in the Middle East

W.G.Ewald

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The United States government has backed and continues to back Arab uprisings in the hope that these post revolutionary Arab societies adopt democratic institutions that will moderate and liberalize these Arab countries. However, these post revolutionary Arab states remain ethnically divided, corrupt, and vulnerable to militant Islamists despite elections and having democratic institutions. If precedent continues, a post-Assad Syria will be divided, corrupt and remain anti-Western. The problem is neither American policymakers nor Arab revolutionaries truly know what is required for a stable democratic republic to work. Press releases and government speeches only speak of institutions or policies when mentioning democracy. In reality, the political culture that exists in a society predetermines the success of its institutions yet state institutions are the only factor that policymakers focus on.




Many in the Arab and Western societies understand democracy as an abstract idea but fumble when attempting to describe it in tangible detail. Clarifying democracy is not easy, and few policy experts want to undertake the endeavor. But policymakers must know for certain what they want as an outcome before backing any endeavor in Syria because no post-Assad plan exists in the UN or elsewhere. Popular platitudes include free elections, legislatures, and civilian control of the military but democracy is not only a set of policy initiatives.[ii]

 

anoop_mig25

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surely by supporting arabs extremist in name democracy america is creating perfect environment for extremist take over of middle east
 

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Are mature democracies and nation's who fear the religious extremists setting up nations in Middle East for a final show down? What, I am thinking that once these nations are pushed into fighting with in their own borders and across the borders than in the name of peace in the world and bringing about the discipline in the nations the UNO will pass a resolution to send troops in numbers that invasion of Iraq will look pale.

As USA decreases her dependence on Middle East oil the administration is bound to bring more pressure on individuals and institutions of these nations who are engaged in private funding of Islamist terrorist groups, which in turn will lead to pressure on Kingdoms and elected Government's as well. This will increase the tensions between the West and Middle East nations. The question arises, can this lead to direct military intervention by West, Russia and China?
 

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