If only the world leaders had had a decent education or paid attention in school they would know that democracy was the idea of a Greek philosopher 2,000+ years ago and that in those times there was a cultural chasm between the Persian dominated East and the greeks. Q. What's all that ole crap from the past got to do with the present day you may well ask. A. A huge amount as not much. except technology, has changed. Bush, Blair and the greedy bankers etc. have bankrupted the West in their foolishness. Dashed the rest of us against an unmovable rock in their great ignorance and inflated egos. Are they sorry ? I doubt they even realise