WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 13:  United States Ambassador David Satterfield, senior advisor on Iraq to the Secretary of State (L), testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations on Capitol Hill September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Satterfield testified during the hearing titled "What Will It Take To Achieve National Reconciliation?" which focused on the problems Iraqis currently face, including the possiblity of civil war leading to the breakup of the country.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Democracy over demagoguery, says former Biden special envoy

Career diplomat Ambassador David Satterfield warns the alternative to democracy “has led the world into tragedy, into horror too many times in the past.”

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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 13:  United States Ambassador David Satterfield, senior advisor on Iraq to the Secretary of State (L), testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations on Capitol Hill September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Satterfield testified during the hearing titled "What Will It Take To Achieve National Reconciliation?" which focused on the problems Iraqis currently face, including the possiblity of civil war leading to the breakup of the country.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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