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Originally Posted by Seaver
No, they had democratic rule and free press. THEY turned to the dictatorships in search for international power, it didn't work and now they're stuck with said dictatorships of their own accords and attempt to blame us.
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Please cite an example of a free and fair election in the Middle East prior to 2000. Turkey, pre-civil war Lebanon and Israel are excluded from consideration due to their unique circumstances. For the record, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are monarchies and Syria and Iraq (until recently) have been run by the proto-facist Baath parties since the 1940's. Egypt has never had a free election by anyone's standards, although they are moving that way.
I'm anxious to hear your examples.