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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (17786)	11/14/2006 3:06:36 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 32591

Europe is Finished, Predicts Mark Steyn From Daniel Pipes commentary on a book titled "America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It" by Mark Steyn. danielpipes.org <<Pared to its essentials, he counsels two things: First, avoid the "bloated European welfare systems," declare them no less than a national security threat, shrink the state, and emphasize the virtues of self-reliance and individual innovation. Second, avoid "imperial understretch," don't "hunker down in Fortress America" but destroy the ideology of radical Islam, help reform Islam, and expand Western civilization to new places. Only if Americans "can summon the will to shape at least part of the emerging world" will they have enough company to soldier on. Failing that, expect a "new Dark Ages … a planet on which much of the map is re-primitivized.">>

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (17786)	11/14/2006 3:34:02 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Aussie: U.S. exit may embolden terrorists Mercury News ^ \| Nov. 14, 2006 \| ROHAN SULLIVAN mercurynews.com SYDNEY, Australia - If the United States and its allies leave Iraq without a clear victory, it will embolden terrorists from the Middle East to Indonesia, and damage international efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Australia's leader said Tuesday. Weighing into the debate on new strategies for ending the chaos in Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard said the allies should not expect much help from Iran and Syria and that efforts to find a lasting solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict must be revitalized. Howard ruled out an early withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq, warning that pulling out too soon would severely damage America's influence and standing in the world. (Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ....