Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.
Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.
Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.
I don't think Iraq could be transformed overnight into a democracy. How can you take a country that doesn't have any kind of tradition of democracy, where its people have been brutalized and repressed for decades, and suddenly impose Jeffersonian ideals?
The United States is not for democracy in Iraq, it's for setting up a puppet government.
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have.
While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.
It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves.
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