Off The Wall Street Journal. (Devil in the Details).(Brief Article)

The Bush administration is crusading to bring democracy to the Middle East. But the region's biggest democracy, Turkey, isn't doing Bush's bidding. Despite all manner of U.S. arm-twisting and outright bribery, on March 1 the Turkish parliament narrowly refused to allow American troops to use Turkish bases on Bush's timetable. An astonishing 95 percent of Turks oppose war, according to reputable public-opinion polls, and the Turkish government is actually mindful of the views of the Turkish people. That's democracy for you.

The Wall Street Journal just couldn't believe it. ...

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