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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: RetiredNow who wrote (282298)3/29/2006 6:51:35 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) of 1575767
 
re: However, Islam is making things worse, not better. They simply don't share our beliefs. What progress is possible in the Islamic world when they simply don't believe in freedom or human rights?

That's true in many places in the world... and we're not going to change it overnight. Look at what a succession of good Presidential policy did in the former Soviet Union. The ONLY reason we are mucking around with war in Iraq is because of the oil (and an idiot President).

You want to confront Islam? I want to ignore it... and slowly work towards reform by setting an example, giving incentives for good behaviour. Sending in the troops sets exactly the wrong example, "might is right", and gives ammunition to the extremists. The carrot works, the stick doesn't.

John
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