The importance of a Bush win
Amir Taheri:
"WILL they stay the course? This is the question that many in the Middle East are again asking with regard to the U.S. presence in Iraq. In recent weeks, the number of observers answering in the negative has grown daily.
"The assumption is that the American public, prompted by the antiwar section of the media, is having second thoughts about the wisdom of intervention in Iraq. Basing their strategy on that assumption, Arab radical groups of various ideological shades are mobilizing their resources in support of the terrorist campaign in Iraq.
"A new coalition is emerging whose aim is not only to drive the United States out, but also to prevent the emergence of a democracy in Iraq. Diehard Saddamites, remnants of the pan-Arabist movement and various Islamist terrorist outfits, including some linked with Al Qaeda, form the new anti-democracy coalition in Iraq.
"...For Iraq to become a stable democracy, it is imperative that other nations in the region also embark on democratization.
"Bush is right in saying that Muslims are no less entitled to freedom from despotism than the nations liberated from Fascism and Communism."
Amir Taheri:
"WILL they stay the course? This is the question that many in the Middle East are again asking with regard to the U.S. presence in Iraq. In recent weeks, the number of observers answering in the negative has grown daily.
"The assumption is that the American public, prompted by the antiwar section of the media, is having second thoughts about the wisdom of intervention in Iraq. Basing their strategy on that assumption, Arab radical groups of various ideological shades are mobilizing their resources in support of the terrorist campaign in Iraq.
"A new coalition is emerging whose aim is not only to drive the United States out, but also to prevent the emergence of a democracy in Iraq. Diehard Saddamites, remnants of the pan-Arabist movement and various Islamist terrorist outfits, including some linked with Al Qaeda, form the new anti-democracy coalition in Iraq.
"...For Iraq to become a stable democracy, it is imperative that other nations in the region also embark on democratization.
"Bush is right in saying that Muslims are no less entitled to freedom from despotism than the nations liberated from Fascism and Communism."
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