18-03-2003 04:13									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Brtndr4u They are terrified of Democracy in the Middle East.A successful democracy in Iraq will have a domino effect on its neighbors,espically if Iraq comes out prospering and advancing as a people.It will show the rest of the Islamic countrys how to throw off ruling parties,Royal Familys and dictatorships. They(Syria & Iran) know the MiddleEast is set to implode upon itself very soon and are weighing the possibilities of convincing the US & British of a joint transition effort without exporting democracy to Iraq's neighbors.Otherwise they will be on the outside of influence in the ME.

Actually, a recent U.S. Intelligence report concluded that, even were a stable democracy established in Iraq post-Saddam, it was very unlikely it would lead to any sort of "domino effect" of democracy in the ME.