Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: rjundi
Our government is just learning that dictators like Syria's Asaad and Sadam Hussein are beyond important to remain in power to keep this area stabilized. It is hard to comprehend but it requires an iron fist to keep people who live in the same country playing nice.
Agreed. Democracy is not for everyone.
No Democratic Republics are a failure in Germany, Japan, and South Korea.