There have been a lot of going ons in the Middle east,
Iraq and Afghanistan gone democratic. Very soon Lebanon will experience the same and there is talk that the mullahs of Iran and the dictators of Syrian will not last much longer. But ladies and gentlemen there is no denying the value of freedom and the power to choose one's own destiny but what I fear is a repeat of the former Soviet states scenario. They got their independence but their economies are busted and there are signs they are going back to their old Soviet leaders or people who emulate them. Going much farther back we can see a precedence in the independence of many African nations. They got independence and after tat it is pretty much down hill. What can we do to prevent this?