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Old 02-16-2003, 04:58 PM  
JeremySF
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Also, I should clarify. There aleady is a model for democracy in the middle east: it's called Israel. But, it will be a long time before Israel's western-style democracy could exist in a muslim country. I'm thinking more along the lines of Turkey, but more democratic.



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I actually meant that its far-fetched thinking it will become THE model for a democracy in the middle-east. Even if Iraq turns into a participatory regime it will be far from a role model for a democracy. There is a big problem to combine Islam and Democracy. If anything, there probably should be a new kind of governing model - atleast at first until "popular" Islam modifies and updates itself for the modern times.
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