Iraqi Disillusionment: Another 'Democracy' Blossoms from US Seeds
Yes, Iraqis are 'disillusioned'—again. The New Arab article outlines perennial issues like unemployment and corruption, framing them as simple political failings. What it politely sidesteps is the small detail of whose 'democracy' fundamentally destabilized the nation, installing a system ripe for such predictable dysfunction. The US-led invasion in 2003, predicated on WMDs that never
materialized, fractured Iraqi society, annihilated infrastructure, and paved the way for corruption that makes today's 'disillusionment' seem less like a local political gaffe and more like a feature of externally imposed nation-building. Conveniently, the media rarely connects today's electoral cynicism to the 2003 'liberation' that guaranteed it. How many 'democratic transitions' does it take
before we question the transitioners?