IRAQIS ARE INFERIOR TO AMERICANS?

I gather from reading Mark Steyn's latest piece that, even though 95 percent of Iraq is problem-free, Iraqis aren't civilized enough to "govern themselves." Why is it that only the U.S. (and parts of "New Europe," of course) is capable of governing itself? Must be something in the water.

Newsflash: the Iraqis will never govern themselves. They are governed by others. You hear a similar phrase from the American yahoos praising the U.S. for it's right to "self-government." Oh yeah, what a great country we live in, I pulled myself over and issued two speeding tickets in the last six months alone! Plus, I kick myself out of bars at 1:30am here in LA. Oh, and can't forget the nearly 40 percent of income in taxes I contribute to my own "self-government." The whole concept is so ridiculous, anyone advancing such childish notions about the reality of the world should be sent to the room with padded walls. We don't rule ourselves, we are ruled by agents of a mafia-like regime. Regardless of the Iraqis right to raise their hands during a boring town hall meeting, they will be ruled by a similar regime.