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Should the U.S. Impose Democracy on the Middle East?
The only justifiable reason for being there as I see it is if we can end the corrupt regimes and barbaric laws in some of the countries (anti-woman etc.), and then let the countries have a vote to see how each will proceed...
Then again I have a huge problem with the idea of imposing one's own ideals on another group of people, yet how will we know what the majority of people in a given area want until they can vote for it? But also there is the fact that it would further damage our economy to try and achieve this, and is one of the main reasons it is hurting in the first place (along with tax cuts to the wealthiest 1%... different issue).
Anyway, it seems like we are finally leaving Iraq soon, but should we (despite that we may not have had the right reasons for being there at first)? What do you think on this issue, the history of all of this is long and I know I'm missing many points but what is your view on the situation as it stands, thanks.
@N *: How can you know if that is what the people prefer unless you first have a system in which they can vote for it? If they don't like it they can vote it out of existence, but they have no say in the matter as of now.
@Paul: The dictators are forcing laws based on Islam which are inhumane towards women, wouldn't you say forcing Democracy in order to get rid of that would be ideal?
@Darth: Extreme Islamist beliefs might not be as imminently threatening as the Nazis were, but it's still an example of really ****** up **** that needs to be changed.
I would just say we should make sure we don't **** over our economy in the process.
@Paul: I think we would need to stay there longer in order for it to work, it's hard to expect them to have a functioning Democracy after simply removing the old government, we'd have to help build a new one on top of that... but again the economic factors hamper the whole thing a lot and I think we should focus on that first, certainly.
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- ?Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Been there, done that. Iraq is more religious and oppressive than it was under Saddam. Forcing people to be "democratic" is not generally viewed as a favor by the objects/victims of our kindness, and there is absolutely no guarantee that what sprouts up will be any better than what was there before.
"The dictators are forcing laws based on Islam which are inhumane towards women, wouldn't you say forcing Democracy in order to get rid of that would be ideal?"
I'm not convinced they want to get rid of it. When the Shah of Iran left did Iran become less radical and more tolerant of women? No, it did not, and neither did Iraq when we brought them "Democracy".
- 1 decade ago
No it will take years ahead for the middle east to actually become a democracy
no offense but the people that inhabit the middle east aren't really fond of democracy and most support a Islamic republic sadly
except in Iran where there the only ones who risen up against their corrupted theocracy government
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My God no. However
"Then again I have a huge problem with the idea of imposing one's own ideals on another group of people"
Well I do too, but occasionally it is very necessary, like imposing democracy upon national socalism before it could cause yet another fifty million deaths.
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