Arafat Was the Excuse, Not the Reason, for the Failure of the Peace Process.

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The Bush administration insisted that, as a condition for receiving U.S. support for an end of the Israeli occupation, the corrupt and autocratic Palestine Authority under Arafat had to clean up its act and become more democratic. However, the United States did not insist that the corrupt and autocratic government of Kuwait allow for more transparency and democracy as a condition for supporting its freedom from Iraqi occupation.

Much of this - and of the whole - article is more in the style of presenting personal opinions as facts - and the writer not telling that he´s doing so - but this is a nice inscight.

But Kuwait? Well, according to the US, Kuwait doesn´t need more democracy - like right to vote for women - and more open use of the country´s money as long as it has oil.