Can Democracy Thrive in the Middle East?

• “Yes”

  

  “The Muslim Peoples Support Democracy, Oppose U.S. Policies”

• “Objection”

  

  “These Allegations Are Really Fantastic”
  

The Muslim Peoples Support Democracy, Oppose U.S. Policies

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Also, any time an election occurs in the Middle East, voter turnout usually runs over 70%, whether in Iraq or the Palestinian territories or Pakistan. That percentage is higher than most of our elections in the U.S. The Middle East is run by dictatorships. In several polls, the Muslim peoples admire personal freedoms and technology in the United States . What they oppose are our policies.

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Poll: Muslims Admire Western Values, But Don’t Want to Imitate Them

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"Yes" MPAC

• There Is a History of Democracy in the Middle East
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• The Muslim Peoples Support Democracy, Oppose U.S. Policies
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"Yes" Zeyno Baran

• Consider the History of the Middle East
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• U.S. Policy Has Hurt Democratic Development
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"Yes" Middle East Forum

• Other Religions Have Successfully Embraced Democracy
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• Islamic Societies Have Spawned Reformers in the Past
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• Barriers to Democracy are Difficult but not Insurmountable
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"No" David Bukay

• Arab-Islamic Middle East and Democracy are Totally Incompatible
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• Democratization is Still Far Away
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• Islam is Against Democracy
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• The US Should Devote its Energies to Pursuing its Real Interests
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Most Objections

• There Is a History of Democracy in the Middle East
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• The Muslim Peoples Support Democracy, Oppose U.S. Policies
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• Consider the History of the Middle East
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• U.S. Policy Has Hurt Democratic Development
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