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Originally Posted by mburbank
"Democracy always has skeptics. Some say the culture of the Middle East will not sustain the institutions of democracy. The same doubts were proven wrong nearly six decades ago, when the Republic of the Philippines became the first democracy in Asia."
-Our President.
Quickie Trivia Question: For how long did the United States occupy the Phillipines before it became the First Democracy in Asia?
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He seems to have forgotten that for 20 some years, my homeland was under the rule of a corrupt dictator propped up by U.S. support. Hey, come to think of it, the Philippines is exactly like Iraq! Oh that Bush! God bless him in his inadvertent insightfulness!