tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post113838832462539284..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Moments of Clarity - first of a seriesMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-1139336585944691522006-02-07T12:23:00.000-06:002006-02-07T12:23:00.000-06:00Execu-bot, you are right that democracy alone won'...Execu-bot, you are right that democracy alone won't get it done. The key is to ensure it's not "one man, one vote, one time," as we've seen in Weimar Germany, Cambodia, Venezuela, etc.<BR/><BR/>What Iraq should be (and what the Iraqis are attempting to build) is a representative republic. It does not have to take the American form; in fact, most free countries have parliamentary systems. What matters is that elections are available and that all parties respect the results. You know, kinda like Al Gore did - after litigating it all the way to the Supreme Court. :)Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.com