I certainly hope the Americans are really up to the task of democratizing Iraq. But I doubt if they can. I sincerely believe that the Middle Eastern Arabs are absolutely determined not to become a region of democracies.
I believe with absolute conviction, just as I wrote in my last editorial, April 11, 2003, that "Freedom Of The Press Is The Greatest Defense Of Democracy".
For the longest time, I have characterized Jean Chrétien as a man who stands for nothing. If possible, I now believe that he in fact stands for even less than nothing.
This has got to be like one hell of a kick in the nuts to all pro-Islamists and Middle Eastern Arabs who see the Iraqi lies and distortions for themselves.