dictator too if he is also controlling the congress and the juridical system.

To form a better change, I think first of all one should abide with the vine of Christ Jesus/ the church where Christ Jesus is the head. If a person deserted his church in order say to get rid of the 'racist spirit' in that church (a church might not be perfect but Lord Jesus Christ will lead it towards perfection), no matter how, it is doubt whether he can bear fruit of change by itself.

John 15:4-5
4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.


On Iraq issue again, our opinion seems alike, it is indifference whether it is President Bush or Obama, both will hardly bring back the troops from Iraq immediately, it depend largely on the congress. Hence it is smart saying of Obama that "once I am been elected, I will immediately pull out the troops from Iraq" which most likely will attract many anti-war votes and especially muslim votes. and he is not responsible for any consequences of the immediate pull out of U.S troops there, not the responsibility of the voters as well (because they have "wrongly elected" the previous president - that is "definitely" the problem of Bush administration alone... (and the dispute and argument can go on and on whereby more Iraqis are suffering in their war torn country, with continuous suicide bombing here and there.)