A REPEAT OF DIRE PREDICTIONS - THIS TIME FROM THE ARAB WORLD

Jeremy Bradshaw (sorry, but I know nothing of him or his work) has an article at NewsMax.com that quotes several Jordanians, including King Abdullah, that W's "promise to bring democracy to Iraq and the Middle East is a grave mistake." He claims this "is the widespread view among Arab leaders", however only Jordanians are quoted.

The tone of the story is one of "gloom and doom" regarding the elections at the end of this week, and I give it about as much credibility as Lefts "gloom and doom" scenarios at the beginning of the Iraq War.

First, W has not "promised" democracy, only the opportunity for Afghanis and Iraquis to practice democracy if they choose. And they have!

The theory is that the Shiite, Sunni and Kurds can never operate democratically. I wonder which crystal ball they went to for that conclusion! One thing for certain, if it is never tried, it will never happen!

My favorite sentence: "Democracy without security is meaningless." It is more meaningfull than "Totalinarianism without security" in my book.

And the fix to the whole situation is the old canard: "...solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem.", which of course means get rid of Israel - just ask the Palestinians!