Lol, all the comments
Ok, there ARE 'stable' democracies, BUT a democracy is technically NOT STABLE.
Countries like Iceland have not different ethnic Groups like Iraq... You cannot compare it.
And 'most' old democracies were only democratic for a certain sort of people.... Gipsies, black people, woman... and like were often excluded.
But to make my point (and make it less OT).... If iraq would be a democracy
Inhabitants:
55% arabic shi'it
25% arabic soennit
15% kurds
5% Christian, others
Ok, Irak 'always' was ruled by soennit leaders.
When there is a democracy this changes suddenly. I think a lot of people that are from the soennit side would not agree to that, cause this changes the attitude of Irak more to Iran.
This Base is not a good foundation for a 'stable' Democracy in my humble honest opinion....
What do you think?
R.
[ April 18, 2003, 23:53: Message edited by: Some1 ]