http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/22/self-doubt-over-democracy-in-iraq/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/22/self-doubt-over-democracy-in-iraq/#comment-16 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:05:16 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/self-doubt-over-democracy-in-iraq/#comment-16 Precisely, my point. It is astonishing how simplistic our government acts in “spreading democracy.” Iraq never had a functioning or credible constitution because the Administration was more interested in creating the appearance rather than the reality of progress on an Iraqi constitutional system. I am not denying that this was a difficult task. However, the Iraqi deomcracy has long been a fluid and casual concept. If we are going to be the great exporters of democracy, we will need better quality control.

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/22/self-doubt-over-democracy-in-iraq/#comment-15 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:10:55 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/self-doubt-over-democracy-in-iraq/#comment-15 What do you mean by the “necessary static elements”? Do you mean a fairly transparent financial system, an established rule of law,some measure of upward mobility, and the other things that help democracies function? There’s no doubt that just saying, “OK, you’ve got a Parliament” doesn’t solve all the problems.
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