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To: michael97123 who wrote (1159)	5/29/2007 3:28:17 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4152

For the US such a shift in radical islam could mean one day negotiating with people with quite a lot of blood on their hands. Yep.. but we've been "dealing" with such groups throughout our history. Look at Arafat.. And now we're dealing with Iran... And as I've stated in the past, our primary goal is NOT to choose the flavor of ideology/theology people ultimately choose via the electoral mechanism, but ONLY that they be free to use that same democratic mechanism to change their minds. Granted, the example we've seen with Hamas doesn't hold out much promise, but the Palestinian people are learning the consequences of making poor choices that the rest of the world rejects. They have a right to choose religious fanatics dedicated to the destruction of another country, but we, as a global community, have the right not to subsidize them. And this is the message we should consistently place before the Iranian people as well; that will remain isolated from the rest of the world so long as their government preaches hatred and violence. In the past, you have spoken eloquently about democracy et al. How do you feel dealing with the new Taliban without the terror but with the implicit terror of sharia law? So long as the democratic mechanism is intact, I have confidence that people will ultimately reject their oppressive theology. We lead by example, and preach the ultimate gospel of spiritual freedom. Any religion that must rely upon violence in order to proliferate it's message is some that all contemplative people can find common cause with. Hawk