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On 8/25/2014 9:47 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 8/25/14 9:09 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:04:13 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:



Cuba Right-wing dictator ...

Replaced by a left wing dictator for the last 54 years

Vietnam Right-wing dictator

Communist oligarchy for the last 40 years

Iran Right-wing dictator

Theocracy for the last 40 years

Iraq Apolitical (by our standards) dictator

Theocratic oligarchy

South Korea Right-wing dictator

I am not sure why this is on the list. It is as close to a real
democracy as you get in that region other than Japan. The government
was established by Eisenhower.



It has become more democratic over the years. For decades after the
Korean War, it was not.


So, worth the effort on the USA's part?
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