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| Arab nations should stop mocking and start helping |
| 2006-10-06 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 These people do not see us as a threat. This will need to change before we can expect the Muzzies to take us seriously. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2006-10-06 16:20 |
| #6 An interesting old article on the myth of the "Moderate Muslim' here. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-10-06 09:44 |
| #5 The state-owned Jordan Times berated her for calling on the Palestinians to form a government while putting no pressure on Israel. Uh, is it just me, or doesn't Israel already have a (truly functioning) gov't? Jeebus, it's all about the Joooos or the Great Satan(tm). Reminds me of the guy I used to ride to work with (a Bangladeshi Muslim who was basically raised in NYC and recently moved here to Atlanta). Anytime, I'd bring this subject up (Israel/Palestine), he'd IMMEDIATELY go into full spittle mode, even though he'd NEVER been there, and Bangladesh is half a world away from Israel (not to mention he's basically as American as it comes). There is absolutely NO sense of cause/effect, or of personal responsibility in the Muslim world. That is what is going to take us on a full-tilt collision course with them. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-10-06 09:32 |
| #4 Why contain when we can help precipitate another Sunni-Shia war? |
| Posted by: ed 2006-10-06 08:16 |
| #3 The eight countries made it clear that they did not want to be seen to be acting against other Arabs; they wanted the US to solve the crisis. That way, they could seeth, whine, riot, and burn. Nor was there backing for the US attempt to contain Iran’s ambitions. Jordan and Egypt told her that they resented the US preoccupation with Iran, rather than the Palestinian question. The state-owned Jordan Times berated her for calling on the Palestinians to form a government while putting no pressure on Israel. That is a blow for the US. It hoped that Arab leaders feared the rise of a “Shia crescent” from Tehran, through Baghdad, to Syria and Lebanon. Perhaps they do, but not enough, it seems, to bring them on to the US side. Yet containment of Iran is emerging as the US’s easiest option; perhaps its only one. Doom. Gloom. Fairbanks. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-06 07:14 |
| #2 The only moderate arab is a dead arab. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-06 06:00 |
| #1 More worrying was the cool response she received from the US’s Arab allies. She went in search of “moderate Arabs” and found instead an irritable chorus, chiding her for not doing more to break the Palestinian-Israeli deadlock. They sent her back to her starting point telling her that, in their part of the world, all roads lead to the West Bank. Correction, all roads lead to the assholes who continue to use the West Bank as an excuse for lack of substantial progress. Those who do so must be on the receiving end of some high velocity lead. Nothing else will even begin to remotely solve the problem. Kill these recalcitrant fucks, NOW! Nor was there backing for the US attempt to contain Iran’s ambitions. Jordan and Egypt told her that they resented the US preoccupation with Iran, rather than the Palestinian question. The state-owned Jordan Times berated her for calling on the Palestinians to form a government while putting no pressure on Israel. "Pay no attention to the Iran is problem numero uno. Arab attempts to distract attention away from this most pressing of issues must be viewed as being in outright collusion. Kill any of the stupid fucks who attempt to obscure this problem. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-06 03:31 |