Democracy Doesn't Just Consist Of Holding Elections.

I Don't Think The Chinese Look Out At The World And Want To Overturn The System.

Since The Days Of Peter The Great, Russians Have Been Maybe Europeans Who Didn't Share In The Enlightenment And The Reformation, Or Are They Mongol Asians With The European Veneer. And They've Gone Back And Forth.

For Most Of Mankind, The Average Person Knew What Was Happening In His Own Village And The Next One, And Nothing Beyond That, And He Didn't Care, So That Leaders Were Able To Guide Their Countries Almost Irrespective Of What People Really Thought Because They Weren't Involved In It. Now, Everybody Knows What's Happening Instantaneously.

If You Look Back At The First Gulf War, The Arabs Sent Forces, They Sent Money. So Their Interests In Iraq Are Clear, But They're Nowhere To Be Seen Now. Why? Because Right Now, It's Dangerous To Be Seen As Supporting The United States.

It's Not For Nothing That The Iranians Are Known As Rug Merchants. They Are.