This editorial in the Opinion Journal is a winner as far as it goes---the question being how well democracy will "take" in Iraq, since no Islamic country in the region is considered "free" by Freedom House. (I have no idea who they are, or what criteria they use either)


To me it misses the point, which is, why really do we pretend that we like democracy? We don't HAVE one, just ask Al! At best a minority of us elect a still smaller, tiny minority, who then accept millions of dollars in campaign contributions and vote the way they want. Then they come back in a few years and tell us what a fine job they've done. Who will be allowed to vote in Iraq's shiny new democracy? Women too? Who decides, us?