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Strategies & Market Trends : India Coffee House
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To: JPR who wrote (11518)9/15/2001 10:11:30 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (1) of 12475
 
Dear JPR:

IMHO the US has to give Pakistan and other Islamic/Arab countries some "cover" here and not "demand" anything. All of these countries have a sizable minority of people who view the US as a "bully" and Bin Laden a "protector" of Islam and its interests.

If the US "DEMANDS" that these governments do something it will appear to Arab/Muslim domestic populations that their governments are kowtowing to US interests which then is perceived as disrespecting both Islam and their own national sovereignty. Better instead for the US to approach Muslim/Arabic countries quietly and offer aid and assistance to those who help the US.

There is also a strong sentiment among Arab dissidents that the US props up tyrannic oligarchic Arab regimes and actually stifles the rise of democratic institutions in these countries in the interest of political stability and uninterrupted oil flow.

Additionally, a history of colonialism in these countries makes the populace very suspicious of anything "demanded" by Western Powers. I think Sec of State Powell has badly overplayed his hand here (when he called the ministers of 15 Arab Nations into the State Department and "Demanded" cooperation)--which is what you get when you put a soldier in charge of diplomacy.

I am not supporting terrorism, I am just against stupidity in combating it.

Bill
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