Former president George W. Bush said last Tuesday that the 'Arab Spring' is "the broadest challenge to authoritarian rule since the collapse of Soviet Communism." Bush said, "These are extraordinary times in the history of freedom." He made that statement in Washington, D.C. at the George W. Bush Institute, sponsored by his presidential foundation. "Great change has come to a region where many thought it impossible." Bush also said, "The idea that Arab people are somehow content with oppression has been discredited forever," Bush said, "Yet we've also seen instability, uncertainty, and the revenge of brutal rulers. The collapse of an old order can unleash resentments and power struggles that a new order is not yet prepared to handle." "Freedom is a powerful force," Bush said, "but it does not advance on wheels of historical inevitably." The event at which Bush spoke was entitled, "Celebration of Human Freedom."
Bush praised the Arab Spring and stated that critics adhere to a foreign policy of supporting flawed dictators in these regions in the name of stability. He mentioned that some critics view the risks inherent in "democratic" change and find the risks too great. He said the policy of so-called stability doessn't necessarily enhance our security. He said it shouldn't be within the power of America to indefinitely preserve the old order, which is inherently unstable.
This idea that democracy can be achieved in the Middle East is a myth. Islam is the chief religion of the Middle East. Islam is a religion or an ideology which doesn't recognize the concept of democracy, or the people rule. Islam and democracy don't mix. Secondly, democracy is another word for mob rule, which is exactly what takes place in the Middle East. The Arabs in the Middle East know nothing of the principles of self-rule. It takes a group of people who understand the concept of freedom to create a nation that allows it's citizenry freedom. Freedom requires form and responsibility. It takes a moral and religious people to build a free country. The Arabs don't know anything about the freedom that we as Americans enjoy.
Another point I need to make is America isn't a democracy. It's a representative republic. There are some democratic principles inherent in our government such as the right to vote and ballot intiatives, for example. America has never been a pure democracy. The reason why America has thrived for so long because we live in a country that knows about the principle of self-government. Freedom won't work for a people that know violence. The reason why our form of government has worked for so long in America is because of the Judeo-Christian foundation our society was built upon. America was founded by religious people who came here to worship God without state interference. America is totally different from the Middle East. You can't have a democracy with a religion which uses violence and suicide missions to kill the infidel. The Middle East is nothing but a battleground. With the overthrow of such dictators as Hosni Mubarak and Moammar Gadhafi, for example, it could eventually result in the formation of an Islamic caliphate.
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