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Originally posted by Colin@May 26 2004, 04:29 PM
Democracy in the Middle East. Why not?
The US helped Afganistan against the USSR. Still they attack us.
The US helped Kuwait. Still they attack us.
The US helped put an end to a number of Israeli/Arab conflicts. Still they attack us.
The US armed Kuwait. Still they attack us.
The US armed Saudi Arabia. Still they attack us.
Camp David Accords? Peace with Egypt? Still they attack us.
The US have been way more neutral in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict than any Middle Eastern country. You know, all those nations filled with Arab brothers that refuse to take in Palestinian refugees. Like Kuwait who expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their land. What's the real agenda? Kill all the Jews, I'm sure. Hell, they've tried.
Some wackos think US policy is to blame - as if the US made the population of the Middle East explode and the standard of living go down while keeping nearly half the population veiled and unproductive. That crazy idea probably originated in the Arab press - you know the same people that print stories that the US used a nuke in Iraq and that the Jews caused 9/11.
So why not? Give them democracy - even if it is by the sword - and see what happens. What do we have to lose?
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You're exactly right. It's poverty and oppression that's most responsible for the terrorist problem the western world is facing today. I think there are only 2 ways of winning the war on terror. 1. nuke them and kill them all. I don't support that option at all. or 2. help them (by force if necessary) to attain democracy and prosperity. A much better option I think.