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To: paul_philp who wrote (92883)	4/12/2003 2:47:17 PM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (2) of 281500

I humbly suggest that what is going on here is nothing less than what happened circa 300 BC, with Alexander's conquest of the whole Middle East. This conquest unleashed a cultural cross pollination that lasted some 1000 years and is still felt today. The parallels to be drawn are NOT those of British Imperial conquests related the the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. The parallels to Alexanders period are striking, as are some of the differences. Perhaps, in the future I will develop them. Basic similarities are that France, Germany, and Russia represent the ancient Athens, Sparta, and Thebes in their dotage and decline. The differences are that the US represents only an unsophisticated (though well organizied) barbarian militarist culture. I submit, that the US represents the absolute pinnacle of European cultural ideals, and is robust in it's staying power. What is fascinating to me now, is that the "Left" and "European" sentiment have manuevered themselves into the uneviable position of demanding a US "mandate" in Iraq.

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