Can you have a functioning democracy where the capital itself is not secure?
Lindsey Graham: “Can you have a functioning democracy where the capital itself is not secure?”
On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
Editor's note · Context
Questioning the feasibility of democracy in Iraq amidst violence.
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