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Iraq's Maliki Government Requested US Air Strikes - Denied

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Killgore Trout6/12/2014 4:04:41 pm PDT

re: #429 Decatur Deb

Is he less legitimate than Rouhani, the president of Iran?

Not very. Iranian “democracy” is basically the old Soviet model; Approved candidates are selected by the clerics so it’s a very loose interpretation of the democratic concept. I would consider Iran a theocracy with a little democracy thrown in for flavor.