Democracy in Middle East

Parties and elections seem enough for them because in communist or fascist regimes, there’s only one party and elections don’t bring such parties to power. However, if more than one party emerges from restrictions and elections are also held, this is not sufficient to call it a democracy. Democracy requires certain conditions beyond these. It’s a way of living.

Communities and nations in the Greater Middle East don’t know such a life. They’ve never experienced it. It’s even hard to say that they want to live in such a regime because nobody opposing the current regimes champions democracy. Turkey lies outside the borders of this Greater Middle East. However, it’s reached democracy according to the Copenhagen criteria, but these criteria haven’t been applied yet. Consequently, the US said that its mission to establish democracy in the Greater Middle East certainly extends to promoting democracy particular to Asia or Africa. In order to ensure this, it told all these countries that the US’ efforts are legal. Actually Bush explained the Pax Americana. Our nation’s policy is to correctly determine where and how to take part in this Pax Americana.”