President Bush seems bent on continuing the double standards of democracy by supporting President Pervez Musharraf despite the fact that he lost the elections. In a democracy he would have gone into oblivion like Prime Minister John Howard of Australia but not in Pakistan. He rules with US support - Democracy.
President Bush sent the US army into Iraq stating that there were weapons of mass destruction. He successfully convinced many governments that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. It turned out to be a big lie, the biggest lie of modern times. I believe history will reflect upon it kindly. He has successfully manipulated that it was the fault of the CIA. Now, the whole truth is beginning to unravel. More truths will come out as his term comes to an end. His followers will be willing to speak out as he is losing power to become an ordinary citizen.
President Bush formed an unholy alliance with the UK, Australia, Pakistan, Poland, Japan, Italy, South Korea and a collection of other countries eager to win favour with the president. The BIG lie was sold to the United Nations in the guise of spreading democracy. Now let us look at the second goal for the Invasion of Iraq - To Promote Democracy. America has never supported true democracy. Can we trust the "kinder, gentler, conservative" to deliver democracy?
The second goal of the invasion was to promote democracy according to President Bush and Prime Minister Blair. This is what they said to the public and the United Nations. A closer look at these actions does not support the notion of democracy either. When Mr. Bush's fiends win, then it is democracy. When his foes win they are part of the "axis of evil". In the Gaza strip Hamas won the elections. President Bush does not support Hamas therefore they are a "terrorist organization".
Pakistanis Seeking Democracy
President Bush's sense of democracy is skewed. It is democracy when he agrees with it and it is not democracy when he does not agree with it. The people of Pakistan have chosen a new Government. President Bush conveniently continues to support President Pervez Musharraf. The results of the elections were clear. The people spoke but Mr. Bush seems to have not listened. American foreign policy has always paid lip service to democracy but it has continued to support Dictators like Pinochet of Chilli and Musharraf of Pakistan. It is for reasons like this that Americans are probably one of the most disliked people in the world. This is despite the fact that they send the largest amount of aid to the poor countries and are the only superpower.
The Big lie is now known to all. With the advent of improved communications other big lies will come to the open. It is only a matter of time. My prediction is that Musharraf will seek refuge in the US or UK within two months if not sooner. He has not been elected by the people and he has not right to govern in a democracy. If American support was not there he would have had the fate as of other dictators sooner.
