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...democracy also presents a major strategic challenge to the U.S. to put the democratic process above its outcome, as the Bush administration has done thus far in Iraq. If Washington accepts that given the choice, Arab electorates will most likely choose candidates quite different from those the U.S. would prefer to see in power, we could be in for a profound change in the region's prospects. But that requires dispensing with the Cold War mentality that puts the outcome above the process, i.e. better a pro-U.S. autocrat than a democratically elected socialist (or, these days, Islamist). Henry...
...related, challenges facing advocates of Arab democracy are to accept that it will involve parties that the U.S. might regard as beyond the pale, and that the results may be quite different from those Washington would prefer. It's unlikely that most of the key U.S. allies in the Middle East would fare much better than Iraq's Allawi in genuinely democratic elections. But allowing Arab electorates the right to choose their own leaders is still healthier in the long run. The burden of governing is almost always a moderating experience. (Just ask Turkey's crypto-Islamist government...
...those who prefer the sweet smell of developing chemicals, Lowell has a fully equipped darkroom located under D-entry, though it is only available to Lowell residents (contact Gabriel Abraham at abraham@fas.harvard.edu). And for those who are looking to keep warm through the Cambridge winter, there is always the Lowell Knitting Circle, which hosts regular meetings in the Senior Common Room...
...would think out loud a lot more than people in the Bush administration do,” says Sanger. “I found it very refreshing. You get used to his style, which isn’t always mild. But I would always prefer a forceful advocacy of a view as long as it was backed up by facts than the approach that you hear a lot in Washington today...
...super-sweet, ever-polite Mrs. Summers wasn’t as willing to talk this time. “I would prefer not to comment on this. I would like to see less news articles, not more. So I don’t want to comment...