Arabs want freedom; the West is hardly making democracy look good. Fortunately, liberty is a universal ideal, developing nations' economies are growing, and much of America's lamented decline is relative or reversible.

Keywords:
Arab, Spring, European, debt, crisis, politics, economy, security, science, resources
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