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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (178116)11/17/2003 6:48:26 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (3) of 1575417
 
Ted, thanks for the history lesson, but it only validates what I said, that the extremists have affixed in their minds the notion that the Western "crusaders" are responsible for all of their troubles. And I used the word "crusaders" because that's the label the extremists use to whip up their supporters into a religious frenzy.

We need to step out of the region as much as possible asap. We need to wean ourselves of our dependence on oil. We need to honor what good guys there are and condemn the bad guys.

The only practical way to ween ourselves off of oil is to develop a better source of energy. Otherwise, we'll severely strain our own economy, and the Arab nations will simply sell their oil to those nations who haven't. Especially China. Want to see their influence in the Middle East increase?

As for honoring the good guys and condemning the bad guys, that's all good and noble, but it would still amount to Western meddling in Middle Eastern affairs. There always going to be someone who gets the shaft, and they're likely to resort to whatever means necessary to achieve their goals.

What will we do then? Appease the bad guys? We've tried that for years and it didn't work. Get out of the Middle East? We'll be crippling ourselves, and other nations will be more than happy to rise in power and see America's power fall. Develop cold fusion? Gee, that would be nice, wouldn't it?

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