Can Democracy be a Cure Against Terrorism?

President of the United States President George W. Bush, saying that "the challenge of the new generation", is how to instill democracy in the Arab world. The Bush administration and its defenders argue push democracy on the Arab world, will not only spread American values, but also enhance U.S. security.

President Bush asserted, that if the growth of democracy in the Arab world, and the attitude of thinking people in the region like the one in the West, it will stop terrorism, and anti-American attitudes. Therefore, promoting democracy in the Arab world, not only consistent with the purpose of U.S. security interests, it is necessary to achieve it.


The scenario predictions outside the U.S., when the political changes, in the Arab world through people's movement. This change is a new challenge for the future of U.S. relations with the Arab world. The autocratic and despotic falling. Born transitional government. Transitional government which will deliver up to the presidential elections, and parliamentary elections. With the new model, the change of political transition, through the mechanism of democracy, presidential and parliamentary elections, the circulation of power to be orderly, and group interests are represented. That assumption in the minds of Western leaders, including President George Bush.

However, the transition state government, yet predictable. Including the future of governance in Egypt. Now that the military remains in control of power. Supreme Military Council, led by Marshal Thantowi, remains a person who determines the direction kebijakna Egypt. Thantowi be a "King Maker" of the transitional government led by Prime Minister Ashraf.

The political changes and the situation in the Arab world, from Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Gulf States, and now Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, continues to spread to North Africa, is directed toward a new order, called: "The State of Democracy ".

The essence of new strateg United States, wants the circulation of a steady power, and power gain popular support, and may represent or be a representation of the state to negotiate with the West in all aspects of life.

United States, since at the time of President George Walker Bush, wants to change the basis of his views that utilize the democratic system to "mastering" the Arab and Islamic world. Approach with "weapons" and "war" is not only inhumane, and will cause the load history of humanity, but the risk will increase the militancy and a more massive resistance among Muslims.

In this decade, since the events of 11 September 2001, attacks WTC Building (World Trade Center) located in Manhattan, New York, beating the drums for war against global terrorism, it happens the results are not as expected by the U.S.. U.S. can only topple the regimes that are considered a threat to the U.S., but failed to create a new government is strong, but only a very weak puppet.

In Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and a number of other areas, involving the U.S. intervention, not to give birth to a new regime, who received strong support from the people. So, in fact anywhere puppet regime, is like building "cardboard", which will very easily collapsed in the wind. Although, they are the result of the election process is considered fair. As in Afghanistan, how weak President Hamid Karzai.

An other question, whether the United States quite honest and believe in the democratic process? Because there is precedent that shows the U.S. and the West, remain ambivalent toward democracy. Algeria and Hamas has been experimenting with democracy. However, when Islamic forces won, and should have the right to lead, but the fact the U.S. and the West did not accept it.

Any way be used, as long as it is, the results are in line with Western values, it will give birth rejection. Western society and its leaders are not ready to accept the facts about Islam, the religion followed by 1.5 billion inhabitants of the earth. This is what the future remains a matter between the U.S. relationship with the Islamic World. Until whenever it will last. Wallahu'alam.

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