Which brings us to policies by non - Arab actors: unless they are forceful and show true staying power, Smith stresses, they lose. Being nice - say, withdrawing unilaterally from southern Lebanon and Gaza - leads to inevitable failure. The George W. Bush administration rightly initiated a democratization project, raising high hopes, but then betrayed Arab liberals by not carrying through. In Iraq, the administration ignored advice to install a democratically - minded strongman. < s > More broadly, when the U. S. government flinches, others (e. g., the Iranian leadership) have an opportunity to force their own order on the region. Walid Jumblatt, a Lebanese leader, has half - seriously suggested that Washington send car bombs to Damascus to get its message across and signal its understanding of Arab ways.
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