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2006-03-14 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-14 00:48|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 WHY? Post-tsunami anti-American events showed true colors. let em rot!

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-03-14 15:03|| 2006-03-14 15:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Post-post-tsunami we got a lot of good press for doing something while the ummah sat around with a thumb up its butt. We need allies, not enemies, so let's cultivate the Indonesians and get them on board while there's good feeling with the government and lots of the people.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-14 15:08|| 2006-03-14 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Gwad lets just hope she doesn't offer up 22 of our ports to them. This whole relationship BS with our Islamic enemies is nuts. It's like holding hands with Nazis in 1939.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-03-14 19:02|| 2006-03-14 19:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Nimble Spemble your thesis presuposes that Muslims understand reciprocity.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-03-14 20:46|| 2006-03-14 20:46|| Front Page Top

#5 From what I've read, a lot of Indonesia's muslims are pretty easy going. They aren't Arab or middle eastern in culture or outlook and are pretty moderate - often poorly educated, but also easy going.

Of course, there are the groups that would like to change that by blowing things up in Bali etc.

Posted by lotp 2006-03-14 20:59|| 2006-03-14 20:59|| Front Page Top

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