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To: E who wrote (1535)	9/27/2001 1:33:32 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hello E, COMMENT & ANALYSIS: The economic failure of Islam: Muslim animosity towards the west has its roots in an inability to respond effectively to centuries of financial progress Yikes! Good post E and welcome to the thread. --ken/fl

To: E who wrote (1535)	9/27/2001 5:15:48 PM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

E: That's a rich analysis of the financial and political realities. This conclusion necessitates an added note: But the west cannot make the region rich or politically stable. It cannot secure an accommodation between the traditions of Islam and the demands of the modern world. All it can do is the best it can with the world that there is - and endure. I agree with the first two sentences, but add a caveat to the last: The West cannot create the changes but the peoples of the Middle East can. And when they find the reason, the dogged will and the courage to advance their self interests instead of lashing back against the inevitable tides of change in ways that continue to fail, they will find many in the West welcoming them into the 21st century with open arms.