Using the current conflict in Iraq, explain why formulating a new democracy is such a difficult endeavor.

First off, the form of government within Iraq now is unstable and indecisive. Yes, there is democratic form, but is it ran efficiently? Do the people of the country truly have a say in governmental matters and are they free to take a stand and choose who their leaders shall be? The form of government which is established within Iraq is not at all that of the United States which is built upon the forms of democracy. The form of government that stands in Iraq now is that which is split and ran by different people in ways that are not effective for the people.

We are able to see the approaches that are being made in the government while U.S. forces are there and the approach in which the Bush Administration is taking. The Bush Administration is pushing a "federal system" which would divide Iraq into regions.
"Kurds already have a largely autonomous entity in northern Iraq with a separate president and parliament. And the Bush administration's new emphasis on "bottom-up" efforts to create a civil society, such as those it has promoted among Sunni tribal leaders in Anbar province, have been seen as a de facto endorsement of a more decentralized approach in Iraq." President Bush stated that he was "encouraged by action on a national security council." "It's an indicator that Iraq's leaders understand the importance of a government of national unity."

Iraq is ran by democracy, but there is no order and safety in which there can be a well-organized government. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich had this to say against the government within Iraq, "The only way for the violence to end is if there is a political coming-together." Warner, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he warned al-Jaafari in "forceful and pointed" comments that if prompt efforts were not made to form a government, "Americans would speak up and speak up very loudly."

Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen expressed that he is concerned with the Iraqi government's ability to fight corruption. He stated that "the Iraqi prime minister has prohibited the Commission on Public Integrity from prosecuting current or former ministers and that the Iraqi criminal code allows ministers to exempt any employee from prosecution." These limitations within the government undermine the commission's ability to take care of corruption. Bowen called corruption “the second insurgency,” placing emphasis on the severity of the problem.

There is political upheaval in Iraq and it is for this reason that formulating a new democracy is such a difficult endeavor. There would be no point to form a new democracy if all that is going to happen is that there will be conflicts and the inability to agree again. Our democracy within the United States rests upon our founders and under God. The fact that we are truly a free people and live according to the governmental form of democracy is reason enough to prove why America has lasted and will last as a country.It is for this reason that we are in fact helping Iraq's government to get back on track. They must follow the requirements of a democracy if they want to plan on having a government based upon democratic ideas.