It's starting to be quite obvious that for democracy to work..you first need a sense of "nationhood."
There must be a unity of interests...at least temporarily...to establish a nation; as happen with the US in 1776.
But, with diversity of interests...democracy will fall apart....
Indeed, as the US democratic experiment almost did during the Civil War...
When diverse interests and groups are forced together; you get "bloc voting" as happened in Iraq...and, in truth, even happens in the US with the Red State/Blue State problem of late.
DEMOCRACY CAN NOT BE ESTABLISHED BY PROCLAIMATION...DEMOCRACY IS A PROCESS...NOT AN END IN ITSELF...
DEMOCRACY IS "TEACHABLE"....BUT ONLY AFTER THERE IS AN AGREEMENT THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL IDENTITY...WORTH HAVING...
WE NOW KNOW THAT THE US SHOULD HAVE IMPOSED A "JUST GOVERNMENT" ON IRAQIS BY FORCE IF NECESSARY....AND KEPT IT IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS.
THUS...TO GIVE THE IRAQIS A CHANCE TO GET USED TO THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS...NAMELY...THEIR NEW NATION...
AND THE TOTALLY "FOREIGN PRINCIPLE" OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT WITH RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS...ENFORCED PRIMARILY THROUGH A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION.... AND NOT BY THE TRIBE, SECT OR REGION....
BUSH WENT INTO IRAQ "ON THE CHEAP"
AND NOW IRAQ IS IN CHAOS...THIS CHAOS CAN ONLY BE DELT WITH BY THE IRAQIS THEMSELVES...
THE NEOCONS HAVE IMPOSED A DANGEROUS FRAGMENTATION ON IRAQ...
THE IRAQIS MUST DECIDE:
DO THEY HAVE...OR NOW EVEN WANT...A NATION...?
