>>I didn't write it but to me it means that the U.S. really
>does
>>not have the moral authority to build anybody's democracy.
>
>I think his argument is rather that the U.S. really does not
>have the legal authority to build anybody's democracy, so it
>has to be argued on moral grounds instead.
>

im not argueing either way, im just asking. but i have come to that conclusion.