Wishful Thinking

Bush seems to think that Iraq's neigbors are interested in its success as a democracy:

"We also talked about the neighborhood, the countries that surround Iraq and the responsibilies that they have to help this young Iraqi democracy survive," Bush said. "We believe that most of the countries understand that a mainstream society, a society that is a functioning democracy is in their interest. And its up to us to help focus their attentions and focus their efforts on helping the Iraqis succeed."

Right. Because that "neighborhood" has always been interested in promoting and nurturing democratic states.

Posted by Peter