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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: frankw1900 who wrote (119037)11/9/2003 5:08:10 PM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East"

Frank,
60 years ago was when FDR cemented an alliance between the US and the Saudis(Saud family). Is that what Bush is referring too? It is interesting to me that Bush has adopted the left wing view of the world with this and the Keynsian/JFK tax cuts that kick started the economy. The liberal impulse to remake the world in the American democratic image is what got us into trouble in vietnam as well. This worries me greatly. The push toward democracy in the mideast should be used to promote US interests but will we have the ability to take half a loaf at some point when it becomes in our interest to do so. Something less than true democracy will need to be acceptable at some point imo and hopefully it will become the precursor to future fully democratic mideast nations. But if we fight for this democracy now to the hilt, we may find ourselves in counterproductive mode like we did in vietnam. Somehow i remember rice was a more important motivator back then and i would think in iraq, the populace would choose security and freedom from baathists, foreigners and americans. I hope this admin is aware of this. We cant stay there for a very long time and in the time we are there we must destroy as many of the baathists, & islamists as possible. Mike
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