The dismissive condescension of those who would write off the peoples of the Arab/Islamic world

ebnelson — 12/9/2003 1:42:52 PM (archived)

is rather troubling.
Good societies have grown up in pretty tough places.
I think it will succeed in Iraq, and spread. Bush called this one right, no matter how much second guessing is done over the execution.
Ed

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An empire in all but name - Raoul - 12/7/2003 8:41:22 PM
- Did you read the bit about "attention deficit?" - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2003 6:41:08 PM
  - "It took seven years for the U.S. military to create a free Japan." - McFly - 12/8/2003 8:43:31 PM
    - "...to use the deaths of US soldiers for partisan purposes" - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2003 5:41:29 AM
  - re: Comparing with Vietnam - Raoul - 12/8/2003 8:25:06 PM
    - re: Comparing with Vietnam - McFly - 12/8/2003 8:58:30 PM
      - re: UN - Raoul - 12/8/2003 10:18:03 PM
        
        The UN's dismal record at peacekeeping - Larry J - 12/9/2003 12:43:24 AM
- With all respect, that is bunk - ebnelson - 12/8/2003 3:20:32 AM
  - re: thanks - Raoul - 12/8/2003 5:35:06 PM
    - Whole forests have been wasted decrying the non-existant American Empire - ebnelson - 12/9/2003 2:17:16 AM
- We have been refered to as an empire for the last 60 years. - Buck Galaxy - 12/7/2003 11:53:35 PM
  - re: Rebuilding itself - Raoul - 12/8/2003 6:48:35 AM
    - Democracy has taken root in every part of the world except the Arab world. - Buck Galaxy - 12/8/2003 7:43:01 AM
      - re:From within - Raoul - 12/8/2003 5:06:43 PM
        
        Raoul, a question? - FrankC - 12/8/2003 8:01:24 PM
        
        re: answer - Raoul - 12/8/2003 10:26:15 PM
        
        Seems to be working fine in Germany and Japan (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 12/8/2003 6:15:50 PM
        
        re: Germany had been a democracy, before - Raoul - 12/8/2003 7:35:03 PM
        
        Democracy - Buck Galaxy - 12/9/2003 7:30:11 AM
        
        That's a noble vision, Buck - Larry J - 12/9/2003 3:23:00 PM
        
        There are too many people whose only definition of "peace" is absence of military conflict. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2003 3:01:17 AM
        
        The dismissive condescension of those who would write off the peoples of the Arab/Islamic world - ebnelson - 12/9/2003 1:42:52 PM
        
        diversity - FrankC - 12/9/2003 5:58:58 PM

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