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U.S. Reduces Spending on "Democracy Promotion" in Iraq
paulie Femto
Into the dark
Join date: 13 Sep 2003
Posts: 1,098
04-09-2006 20:52
from democracynow.org:

U.S. Reduces Spending on "Democracy Promotion" in Iraq

In news on Iraq, the Washington Post is reporting the Bush administration is dramatically reducing spending on so-called "democracy promotion" in Iraq. The move has angered several Republican-linked organizations who were awarded contracts after the US-led invasion. US officials said the money was needed to pay for increasing security costs. Les Campbell, who heads Middle East programs for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, said of the President's commitment to democracy in Iraq: "when it's translated into action, [it] looks very tiny."

Dangit. If the Iraqis would rather shoot at us than accept Democracy, what are we SUPPOSED to do about it?
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Susie Boffin
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04-09-2006 21:01
We can always go home and forget about imposing our ideas on others.
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