Is it really democracy that the western world want to see in the Middle east? Look at Iran, Palestine and Iraq. It seems like the democratic process in these countries is a contradiction to the will and hopes of the US and EU. In Palestine, the majority of the people votes for Hamas in the democratic election. Hamas is a party that has the annihilation of Israel as its overwealming goal. How can the western democracies see the election in Palestine as a victory for the peace and stability in the region as George W is promoting it? Does George W want to see democracy in Saudi Arabia? I doubt it. Saudi Arabia is a major oil exporter for the thirsty american market. Without the saudi oil the American and European economies would have a hard time surviving. Saudi Arabia is also a wahabi-royalistic dictature where women and men are decapitated in public for breaking the sharia law. If it is true as US and EU says that democracy is a must for peace and stability in the region - why is Iraq then the only country that americans and brits attack to promote western values? Why isn´t it interesting to force the Saudi royal family into subdomination under western democracy? Does the US and EU want to see a democratic process in Saudi Arabia. Is the western world willing to risk that in Saudi Arabia a even harsher islamistic gouvernment is the prize we will have to pay for democratic values? I doubt it. I think the world is too addicted to Saudi oil too force the saudis into democracy. Otherwise an attack on Saudi Arabia would be the natural consequence on George W:s talk on forcing democracy on the Middle east.
