There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.
It's not a democracy here, it's the Middle East.
No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic.
Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.
There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.
I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.
The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all considered, one would not normally choose to go. But we go where the business is.
We are a strong democratic country.
I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.
Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.