Booms, Busts, and Recoveries Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Mark Adams who wrote (9617)	9/17/2001 2:14:21 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Hi Mark - Well, if we are playing armchair President and thinking outside the box, the first question is "who" and "where"? I don't know the answer yet. The goal of war is to fight a winnable war that will lead to a sustainable peace. In World War II, I know that in Europe there were people who were ready and able to lead a democratic Germany, and that was one way of doing things. In Eastern Europe, the Russians tried to set up communist puppet governments, and that was another way of doing things. Generalizing from that and later experiences, it seems like we can't put in a government we like and expect things to remain stable. A stable government needs to be home grown. The Taliban, for whatever its faults, seems relatively stable. So at this point I would not think that removing the Taliban would lead to a sustainable peace. I know people here in the US who were kicked out by the Taliban and would like to go back to Afghanistan. They are moderates. The problem is that it appears that between fundamentalist Islam and moderate Islam there is no compromise.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next