Do you realy thing that now Irak is a democratic country?
831081
Iraq is controlled by a puppet regime, the people only voted because they thought they would lose their influence, but the only influence is the American occupiers.
803596
At the time of the First World War, Germany was an Absolute Monarchy, governed by Kaiser Wilhelm; in 1939 at the start of the Second World War, it is arguable that Germany was a democracy, as although the Nazis had been democratically elected to the Reichstag (Parliament), they were not the majority Party, and had been handed power by the senile Chancellor Hindenburg.  They had also suspended all elections and banned all other political parties, so they did not meet the accepted criteria of being a democracy.\n\nAs for today: two democracies had a small war earlier this year - Israel and Lebanon are both democracies, so the answer to that part of yor question is "yes".
91914
alot of people are talking about the democracy that was brought by usa to iraq.how do you understand democracy.how can democracy be implemented under occupation.what kind of democracy is there when the occupation army,forigne security personel are above the law,they can kill,humilate,rape,anyone they like without questioning.since an order was passed disqualifying the iraqi courts from hearing any such case.do the worl know that the present speaker of the iraqi assembly was kiked & hit by a simple solder because he requested to enter the green zone to go to his office,this happened to two other ministers and many senatores.is this the human righta the usa brought to iraq.do you think the iraqies dont know democracy!!!!.read thair history.what was the counsel of the nation  1922-1958.now who brought dictatorship to iraq.wasnt it the most stable and advanced arab country till 58!!!.how did saddam climb to power ,he was a mere deserting soldeir who never served nither in the army as a soldeir nor in the govt at any capacity.w2hith no qualifications what so ever accept secendory school and a record of being a murderor when he was19!!!!.how was he made the vice president as his 1st appointment in the govt in 68.which power was behinde him.these are facts & there is alot more.you have destroyed one of the finest countries in the world in the name of democracy and big lies like wmd,9/11,relations with alkaieda.who used to warn saddam when there were several coup attempts against him.why wasnt he removed of power in 1991 desert storm when the coalition armies destroyed his army totally and was at the outskirits of baghdad.he was a sitting duck then.think deeply about these questions.
22539
An election doesn't make something democratic, many third world nations have had elections in the PAST but aren't considered democracy.\nFor Iraq to fully become a democracy it must meet some certain guidelines like equal rights for woman.\nAny nation can become democratic if the majority of the people want it to be one.\n\nIf Iraqis want Iraq to be a democracy, it will be one.
288689
Iraq is like Yuoslavia.  Yuoslavia was an artificial country forced together by a strong dictator.  When the dictator was removed, the country fell apart. Iraq is one of the last remnants of the British-French colonial era.  It was cobbled together by the British as part of an effort to maintain a land route to India.  Iraq is not a homogenous group of people with a common heritage or religion. It consists of Kurds, Sunnis, and Shites.  The best thing for Iraq would be to split it up along the lines of these three groups, just as Yugoslavia disintegrated into several smaller entities.  Short of that, the only way to keep Iraq together as a cohesive unit will be for another strong dictator to appear and bring these diverse groups together by force. The concept of democracy as backed by the United States will never work in Iraq. After the Americans leave the country will either break apart in bloody war or be held together by a ruthless strongman.  Democracy is not and has never been a viable option.
574111
No. Iraq will, if at all it sustains democracy, take at least 3 decades to understand the system and get into main stream democratic countries. Religion will be a great hindrance to fully open up like a normal democracy. Situation does not change dramatically and I am not sure if any change at all will be possible.
148410
I think there's little doubt about that.  The only reason the country was stable for so long was Saddam Hussein.  Oppresive dictatorship is a highly effective way to hold together a country that should be torn appart by different factions all vying for control.  Iraq is made up primarily of three groups: the Shi'it Muslims, the Sunni Muslims, and the Kurds.  If I remember correctly, the Sunni's have most of the money, but most of the population is Shi'it (I may have reversed the two, though), and neither group is too fond of the Kurds.  Under Saddam, you had the wealthy elite repressing the both other groups.  Now it's revenge time.  No way it's going to be stable.  Besides which anyone who's actually elected president by any kind of majority vote we're going to through out as too religious and too anti-American (guess what, they don't like us very much).
116294
Absolutely, Peace and Democracy will happen in Iraq. I have a source you can look at to see the progress and great things that happen in Iraq that the mainstream media doesn’t tell you about.
691201
theres like a million countries..\n\nand they dont have to be democratic.\n\nlook at china or soviet union \n\nas long as we get along who cares if its democratic?\n\nlet everyone have what they want...\n\nGood Question though.. make me think\npeace
300332
I suspected Greasy was trying to line up statements justifying the invasion of Iraq, but he claims he's not and added a negative for the chaotic democracy, that if you speak out you're more likely to be assassinated.  I'm still pointing out that the analogy to Iraq--intended or not--is not accurate.  The forces of democracy also face a military occupation that is widely detested, and infiltration by violent radical foreigners, and you're in danger of sliding into poverty because the economy is falling apart.\n\nIf I pretend this isn't a question about Iraq but a generic country, I'd take the chaotic democracy because most countries aren't as dysfunctional as Iraq is now, and in a fluid situation there is more hope for improvement than in a static situation such as a powerful dictator in total control.  Russia had chaotic democracy for a while and regressed to something like a Latin American pseudo-democracy, but I'd rather have lived through that than Stalin's or Brezhnev's regimes.\n\nI will still point out that the US has a shameful record of trading freedom for supposed security after 9/11.  The authors of the Bill of Rights would be disturbed to see a president repeal large chunks of it by fiat.  Anyone who voted for Bush in 2004 and now dares to lecture the Iraqis about how they should value freedom over security is profoundly hypocritical or uninformed.
550006
Egypt,Turkey,Iran,Pakistan are democratic countries. In no two countries the democratic practices are exactly similar.In Europe, there are democracies with Sovereign Monarchs,for example.
1171016
LOL  That would totally give them their just desserts.  They are so eager to convert the Iraqi government to a "democratic" one, why not let them live over there and run it?  It's so funny how they want to promote our kind of "democracy", when they don't practice it themselves (i.e., voter fraud, unilateral decisions, illegal wiretapping, etc.).  This was such a hilarious/good question.  Thanks for the laughs.
329089
Ok last time I do this. Afghanistan was already taken care of and a democratically elected government now holds power there. Granted its a gov based on Islamic Law BUT theyre learning AND it was elected by the PEOPLE. We did not go into Iraq for oil...how many tankers have arrived here from Iraq? NONE.  The main points the President and his admin cited were Saddam's alleged links to Al Queda which rather recently are starting to be CONFIRMED by siezed Iraqui documents as well as Saddam's refusal to cooperate with UN weapon inspectors and even going as far as covertly transporting most of its WMD programs to friendly neighbor nations. Evidence of this is also starting to come out of siezed regime documents. There is ALOT more but I only have a short space to make my main points. The rest of it IS out there, if you have the intelligence to look for it and the wisdom to see that ALL the "mainstream" press is biased...even the socalled "fair and balanced" Fox News.
130946
Hey .. hey .. wait a minute \n\nWhat .. Democracy .. is it Georgie W and Mafiooooos kind of Democracy ur talking about .. ??\n\nIt is non of ur business anyway ..
200846
Wait to US is finished with Iraq and make it a true democracy then maybe we will do the same for your country, what ever it is, God bless and good luck
128807
Not for years.  The governments of too many surrounding countries have far too much to loose if Iraq becomes a stable democratic state so they will continue to fund and encourage the "insurgents".  However, the violence should lessen as the new government gets organized and the USA starts pulling out.
920454
that's one messed up place for sure...if a truly democratic govt. took over they'd probly want the USA out anyway, so maybe that's why there is continued violence there to keep it weak and dependent on the USA.....the US is making hardened army bases all over that country that makes it look like they want to stay.