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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: 4rthofjuly007 who wrote (16764)4/9/2003 11:54:41 AM
From: thames_sider  Read Replies (4) of 89467
 
I've learnt to disregard mass cheering mobs in Arab streets, these don't seem too reflective of underlying attitudes... besides if an Abrams was parked outside my front door I'd hide my AK47 and join in the cheering too...

I can't think there'd be many who mourn Saddam, in truth, I really can't. But I've mentioned before that the IRA only had about 1% passive support in NI - Sinn Fein only recently rocketed from ~2% vote to ~30%, and a lot would not vote for them while they espoused terrorism - and only about .01% active support. Terrorism works just fine with a few fanatics, especially against foreign occupiers - even when those occupiers have been local for 400 years.

<edit> and continuing the NI parallel, I can't see the Arab/Farsi/Kurd Muslims being much more welcoming of evangelist Protestant Christians than Irish Catholics Christians... do you?
Even if they welcome the aid, they won't want the preaching - and they won't be pleased about being lowered to needing charity, other, that's bad for a 'face' culture.

As for the underlying attitudes - well, if the reactions we've seen on SI are typical, I can barely think of any stance more likely to endear hatred in the Iraqis than the combination of arrogance, superiority and gloating evinced by many so-called Christian Americans here... sadly, the wiser heads are unlikely to be called up on Baptist aid missions.
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