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To: sea_urchin who wrote (15348)9/7/2002 7:48:57 PM
From: Alan Whirlwind  Read Replies (1) of 81934
 
"Al >Iraq is the only Islamic country that allows Christian worship--did you know that?
I didn't, but I'm not surprised. For whatever reason, Saddam has been demonized as a monster so he's probably not such a bad guy as our propaganda always makes him out to be."

You understand then I have reservations about this entire menagerie.

"Sure, and it's a tragedy that it is so. To a large extent the problems in the region arise (1) from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire after WWI which was presided over by Britain and France who cut up the place as if it was a sausage (2) the persistent interference by the West at the behest of the oil companies and (3) the idea that Israel's security will be enhanced if all the people Sharon doesn't like could 'vanish'."

#1 I agree with wholeheartedly. #2 likely comes up somewhere, maybe those who control the oil companies. #3 is a bit more complex because there is the other side of the coin that if Israel would disappear there would be peace and tranquility. Too many possible enemies in that region.

"Come to think about it, the US also created bin Laden and Gadaffi."

I agree about Quadaffi but I think Bin Laden was a minimal freedom fighter who went psycho. Not all of the mujahadin we helped became Bin Ladens.

Russia and China were Communist. All we had to do is wait them out as we have done.
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