Elections Are Not Democracy
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The United States has essentially stopped trying to build a democratic
order in Iraq, and is simply trying to gain stability and legitimacy
By Fareed Zakaria
Newsweek
Feb. 7 issue - By the time you read this, you will know how the
elections in Iraq have gone. No matter what the violence, the elections
are an important step forward, for Iraq and for the Middle East. But it
is also true, alas, that no matter how the voting turns out, the
prospects for genuine democracy in Iraq are increasingly grim. Unless
there is a major change in course, Iraq is on track to become another
corrupt, oil-rich quasi-democracy, like Russia and Nigeria.
Fareed Zakaria
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