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How do you see the current conflict in Iraq?

The following is a free translation of an interview published in the French daily newspaper 'La Croix' onTuesday, April 8, 2003 entitled 'Il sera difficile d'organiser la démocratie en Irak'.

The translator makes no guarantees on the accuracy of this translation. Please refer to the original French
text for a precise account of the interview.

World - The war in Iraq
'It will be difficult to organize democracy in Iraq'
In an exclusive interview to 'La Croix', the Aga Khan underlines how much war
destabilizes the Middle East. He believes that democracy should be given time to

Creating a credible democracy in Iraq will be a long and difficult process, according to the Aga Khan, billionaire spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims, in an interview to appear on Tuesday.'Democracy has not been applied in Iraq for a very long time,' he said in Tuesday's edition of the French Roman Catholic newspaper La Croix.
'Putting in place a credible system will take time and will be difficult. Afghanistan proves that,' said Prince Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili group of Islam's Shi'ite branch.