"Democracies don't go to war with each other" and Iraq war spin

[JackNewtown]

One of the frequent talking points trotting out to promote the continuation of the Iraq war is the idea that democracies don't attack each other. Is that now out the window given the war between Israel and Lebanon? Should Democrats cite this conflict to refute Republican democratic peace arguments?

[Igel]

1. The phrase is gnomic.

Not exceptionless.

Think of it as a maxim. Generally true--like "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" isn't always true but tends to be true.

[Odin2005]

2. "Democratic Peace theory" is Globalist/Neo-Liberal nonsense.

In 1914 France and the UK were out-n-out democracies and Germany had also become reasonably democratic, that didn't stop France and Germany from mauling each other. Indeed, Democracy made things worse because of the jingoism and nationalism in those countries became expressed in public policy.