[Mb-civic] The Downside of Democracy

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The Downside of Democracy 
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What if the U.S. doesn't like what the voters like in the Mideast and beyond?

By Juan Cole
Juan Cole is professor of modern Middle Eastern and North African studies at the University of Michigan. He maintains a blog on Middle East affairs, Informed Comment.

February 24 2005

With the emergence of Shiite physician Ibrahim Jafari as the leading candidate for Iraqi prime minister earlier this week, the contradictions of Bush administration policy in the Middle East have become even clearer than they were before. 

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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-cole24feb24,0,1540611.story 

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