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| Revolution in the Middle East has only just begun |
| 2011-12-29 |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #9 Methinks you can plot a general trend downward for civilization, the rule of law, and the social contract from about the time of the death of Ali to now. There was a vast awakening of intellectual growth in the ME until Tamerlane came on the scene and destroyed Baghdad University and slaughtered the population, supposedly building four pyramids at the corners of the city of human heads, some say the pyramids were sixty feet high.. Then the culture rose againt to its pennacle under Suliman the Great...then it declined again, sharp up tick with oil, sharp downward spiral with spread of Wahabism funded with oil. Even sharper downward spiral with jihadists funded by self loathing and guilt ridden wealthy arabs (much like our limosine liberals and liberal Jews)...I say that the whole place is going to come apart and look like Somalia in about five years. The tribal tradition is stronger than governments of men so look for vast quantities of post 20th century technology to be rusting in the desert and nomads fashioning sabers out of front bumpers of junked Mercedes Benzes and Maybachs...That super tall building in Abu Dahbi will be a mineret for a mosque and birds will roost in the hotels and condominiums... |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-12-29 22:06 |
| #8 Anguper, you underestimate the power of progressives' guilt trips (rank and file) and wants of teh Won. 'Bama admin thinks there isn't enuff jihadis yet, so they already are working on giving them Syria. |
| Posted by: Twobyfour 2011-12-29 16:06 |
| #7 Exactement ma petite. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-29 14:40 |
| #6 That's not much of a recommendation, grom. Every one of his degrees/"accomplishments" lowers him in my estimation. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-12-29 14:31 |
| #5 Shashank Joshi I am a doctoral student of international relations at Harvard UniversityÂ’s Department of Government, and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London . I hold a masterÂ’s degree from Harvard, and previously graduated with a Starred First in politics and economics at Cambridge University. During 2007-8, I was a Kennedy Scholar from Britain to the United States. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-29 14:20 |
| #4 Looks to me like more of a de evolution. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-12-29 10:35 |
| #3 The West has got so much on its plate now, there is little room to even consider feeding would-be jihadis, guilt trips or no. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-29 10:16 |
| #2 Not if the UN can figure out how to guilt the West into giving more. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-12-29 10:14 |
| #1 And starvation in the Middle East is waiting in the wings. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-29 09:05 |