'leftist slant ... but' You make it seem as if sounding like a leftist discredits him. In any case, you are right about what happens to the newborn Arab democr

'leftist slant ... but' You make it seem as if sounding like a leftist discredits him. In any case, you are right about what happens to the newborn Arab democracies, but these countries have very immature political systems and they are not analogous to the much more mature western systems. Democratic elections is only one feature of a well functioning state, the rule of law and accountability take much longer to grow roots, and only then does democracy show her true value.