Monday, February 06, 2006

No true Scotsman starts a war

Spengler

Since "the power of democracy", in the Bush idiom, is necessary for peace in the Middle East, the democratic election of Hamas in Palestine presents a paradox. In fact, contrary to American dogma, history proves that democracies are just as capable of starting wars as dictatorships. The way out is to distinguish between "emerging" and "true" democracies...

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