Friday, March 04, 2005
Democracy Breaking Out All Over
The news about Lebanon continues to be, in my opinion good news. This Telegraph article shows how many countries are advising "Syria to get out of Dodge." This NYTimes peice examines primarily the Saudi Arabian call for Syrian withdrawal.
Yesterday on Hugh Hewitt, Claudia Rosett (link not "on topic, just her latest piece) pointed out that Syria may soon find itself "surrounded by democracy" -- Turkey, Isreal, Iraq, and Lebanon. What a great thought. This Christian Science Monitor op-ed discusses how rapidly the Middle East equation is changing, and the ramifications thereof.
I am truly hopeful for these poeple. Democracy can only improve peoples lives. We live in a time when that should be more obvious than any other time in history. The blog Better Living sounds cautionary note. (HT: Adrian Warnock) Mark reminds us that democracy is hard and messy work. It is only a panacea when the people in the country gaining democracy do that hard work. Let's pray for the people of the Middle East, and expecially Lebanon that they will do that hard work, and thatthey will enjoy it's rewards.
Yesterday on Hugh Hewitt, Claudia Rosett (link not "on topic, just her latest piece) pointed out that Syria may soon find itself "surrounded by democracy" -- Turkey, Isreal, Iraq, and Lebanon. What a great thought. This Christian Science Monitor op-ed discusses how rapidly the Middle East equation is changing, and the ramifications thereof.
I am truly hopeful for these poeple. Democracy can only improve peoples lives. We live in a time when that should be more obvious than any other time in history. The blog Better Living sounds cautionary note. (HT: Adrian Warnock) Mark reminds us that democracy is hard and messy work. It is only a panacea when the people in the country gaining democracy do that hard work. Let's pray for the people of the Middle East, and expecially Lebanon that they will do that hard work, and thatthey will enjoy it's rewards.
