Sunday, November 23, 2003

THE KUWAITIS BELIEVE

They, once occupied by Saddam's forces, give the thumbs up for American led change in the region.
In this room, America and democracy come to dominate conversation. Isn't America too pushy in the Middle East? Not pushy enough, says Abdullah Abdurahman al-Taweel, the minister of commerce. ''If Iraq becomes a liberal democracy with a functioning civil society, it will have a major effect throughout the area,'' he says. Ask the Syrians, he adds. ''They're scared witless.''

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