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'Helping Democracy' was a comment on the presence of US forces during the elections in Iraq. Do you think the cartoon can apply to many other situations? Identify some examples from this chapter which this cartoon can help understand.

Answer:

Yes, the cartoon can apply to other situations also e.g.,   (i) General Musharraf used the power of the army to remove democracy and establish the military rule.   (ii) In Myanmar, the military overthrew the democracy and established military dictatorship. Elections were held but the military government refused to recognise the victory of Aung San Suu Ki and put her under house arrest.   (iii) General Pinochet used the army to overthrow democracy in Chile and established a dictatorship.   This cartoon can be applied to many other situations in different countries like Pakistan, Myanmar, Chile, where the army was used not to establish k democracy but to overthrow it.