Multiple choice

Contrary to Thomas Friedman's fervent imperialist plea Please, Mr. President, do it right the Bush people have no plans of installing a 'self-sustaining, progressive, accountable' government in Baghdad. At the end of the long sledge of Iraq, the result will not be a democracy, but another client regime, with an obligation to carry out Washington's strategic brief.The last sentence of the paragraph has been deleted. Which of the following completes the paragraph, most suitably?

  1. “Armed democratisation” might be a noble aim in theory, but it has few strategic benefits in practice.

  2. It may turn out to be a pyrrhic victory after all.

  3. For, example is always better than precept.

  4. Is Washington really serious about the long term implications of its foreign policy?
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Explanation

For choosing the correct option, we need to keep in mind that the idea should be in conformity with the theme and in continuation of the last line in the passage. The passage is talking about how the Iraq situation will not be a success practically. Option (3), (4) and (5) are not related, hence eliminated. Pyrrhic victory refers to a situation where one loses a lot and victory does not remain significant. This is not related, hence, eliminated.

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