[RoninLB]

There are many forms of democracy. What's important is voter control of the gov't. Turkey is the local model for them. Turkey even prevents severe corruption of the gov't by stating in its constitution that the military can take over if there's a big political problem. A developed economy solves much political bs.

The US has been the world's model since the US got its act together at the end of the War of 1812. Every nation watches the US. It has become the world's nation builder when US politics allowed it. Democracies don't start wars and they become economic partners in one way or another.

The Dem policy of brainwashing is a failure. Sure there are the true peaceniks that have had their emotions hijacked and there are the political hate groups which have become a problem for Dem policy thinkers. The latest is the rejection of 3 Dem resolutions. The Reps deserve a political ass whooping but the Dem disarray is not how to accomplish it. It was the Dems who were the world's democracy leaders and who used the military to contain and/or defeat totalitarian ideologies in this century before the late 1960s produced Woodstock's generation. The Dems could start with supporting the war against terrorism and not stating they want to abandon the Iraqi people. I really don't think that will happen any time soon judging from the scene going down with Dem Sen Joe Liberman. He's aligned philosophically with Dem thinkers but is currently being attacked by the far left so much they may take his seat. Dem 527 groups have an agenda and no need to appeal to the center. That's how they raise money. They're making it easy to get the Reps reelected without the Reps having to cleaning up their act.

The US should have a bipartisan consensus on the current war instead of being trashed by boomers out to relive their youth.