Sunday, December 07, 2008

Neo-Cons and India

Douglas Feith recounts an anecdote that was recounted to him by an Indian official to the effect that even though India has almost as many Muslims as Pakistan it is practically unheard of that an Indian Muslim joins al Qaeda.  Why? Because India is a democracy.

This is an idea that I hope and believe will get more attention now that the Bush administration is leaving and one can be in favor of the spread of democracy without the confounding factor of the unpopular conflict in Iraq.  With time, people may even be willing to consider that spreading democracy is not only good but may even require force.

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