In fact, the US and its allies simply don’t like the results of Arab democracy, which all too often produces governments that are nationalist, anti-Israel, Islamist, and dangerous to America’s oil interests. When the ballots go in that direction, the US simply ignores the election results (as it did, for example, in 2006, when Hamas won a large majority of the popular vote in Gaza).
专家们说，阿拉伯人没有能力管理民主。事实上，美国及其盟友根本不喜欢阿拉伯民主的结果&mdash;&mdash;通常产生民族主义、反以色列、伊斯兰教的政府，并对美国石油利益构成威胁。当选举形势向这方面发展时，美国就会无视选举结果（比如，2006年哈马斯赢得加沙民选大胜时就是如此）。