Arabs & US Democracy
”The war to ‘democratise’ Iraq was the most valuable gift the American administration has ever given the dictator regimes in the Arab world. It is a practical example of what democracy means as seen by the Americans. Arab nations see the war in Iraq as an exercise to secure oil supplies from the region and to destroy an Arab country for the best interests of Israel.”
– Bourhan Ghalioun, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Oriental Studies at the Sorbonne University.
[Via: Je Blog]
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One Response to “Arabs & US Democracy”
bushido on Mar 31, 2006 | Reply
Huh?
The people who had the most vested interests in oil in Iraq - the French and Russians - were opposed to the war. No one ever seems to address that inconvenient fact.
Furthermore, how much benefit to oil supplies or prices has the United States seen from this invasion? Hardly any.
Even if the supply had been ideal, the war and reparation has cost the United States hundreds of billions and will probably cost in the range of a few trillion by the time it is done. No conflict of this magnitude would have been worth saving a few pennies to a gallon of gas at the pump.
It seems that making the charge of “American only did it for the oil” is easier than basic economics for some Arabs. What can you say? The Arab world largely thought that the “Zionists” were behind 9/11 for months after it occurred. Common sense is a trait sorely lacking with these silly people.