I live in another world than this wing of the party.."Advancing Democracy"

[madfloridian]

It is like they are seeing another reality altogether. I can not believe this is my country's view of the world now, and I hope the people are not all falling for the meme about Bush's middle east success in building Democracy. I have seen the Daily Show and Bill Maher advance this "Bush did a good thing" idea, as well as some news anchors. I had not seen this at the DLC website.

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=131&subid=192&contentid=253202

SNIP....."The last couple of months have witnessed an important, if fragile, upsurge of pro-democratic activity in the Arab Middle East, a region of the world where the absence of political and economic freedom has helped produce the stagnation and isolation that has contributed to the rise of Islamic Jihadism.

First, there were the elections held by the Palestinian Authority. Then came the surprisingly successful elections in Iraq (successful at least in participation, as the ultimate results are still uncertain), held under the threat and the actuality of terrorist violence. Next came Egyptian President Mubarak's decision to allow opposition candidates to contest his re-election. And most recently, an outbreak of popular sentiment following the assassination of Lebanese opposition leader Rafik al-Hariri led to the resignation of the pro-Syrian government in that country, and could now lead to the withdrawal of Syrian troops.

After decades with virtually no open democratic activity in the region, the quick succession of these events suggests they are connected, and could produce still more breakthroughs as the long-suppressed democratic forces of the Arab Middle East gain strength and courage. It is vitally important for the United States to do everything possible to promote this trend.

SNIP..."Meanwhile, some on the political left, in an ironic endorsement of these theories, have been slow to embrace the pro-democratic trend in the region, reflecting a general temptation to reject anything Bush supports, even if it reflects long-held Democratic and democratic values and traditions...."

The rest of the article indicates they agree fully with marching Democracy throughout the mideast, they just don't want as militaristic a stance. They do not mention the price we paid in honor, and in the loss of our moral standards by the use of torture, the killing of civilians, the flattening of large cities, leaving many homeless.

Their goals are the same as Bush's goals. These are the talking points for the New Democrats.