Democracy in Arabic and Islamic States

<p>In the 2002 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States President George W. Bush exclaims We will actively work to bring the hope of democracy and to every corner of the world1. Since the events of 11 September 2001 the United States has engaged in military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq resulting in regime changes. Based on the philosophy of the National Security Strategy which subscribes to the democratic peace theory as discussed by Susan Braden it is in the best interests of the United States for these countries to become strong democracies2. In particular President Bush has claimed that an Iraqi democracy would be a model for the Middle East and would bring stability to the region3. However there is considerable debate on whether or not democracy can work in Islamic and Arabic countries.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>