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To: tejek who wrote (385794)	5/22/2008 10:37:56 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578204

There is scant evidence that Iraq will ever become what you desire. The problem, of course, is you don't understand the strategic importance of Iraq. You never have, and I believe you never will. Iran was an absolutely crucial piece of the 9/11 attacks, and sitting a democracy down beside Iran is a significant piece of eliminating future threats. I don't expect you to understand this.

To: tejek who wrote (385794)	5/24/2008 7:19:28 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578204

An Iraqi opinion on Arab unsuitability for democracy: ..... Dismissing Arabs as a nation culturally and historically incapable of adopting democracy is just plain racist. But it is a bigotry that is not only tolerated in leftist circles but rather openly and proudly displayed because it stands in opposition to George Bush’s vision for the Middle East. So much for the honesty and solidarity of liberalism. Cafferty is no expert on the Middle East; in fact, he strikes me as a gimmicky charlatan playing to a tawdry tastelessness out there in the TV-watching public. But that’s not why he’ll get away with peddling this ignorance: on this issue, he’s amplifying a message that most watchers and commentators on the Middle East advocate. For some, the motivation comes about because they’re not astute enough to understand the subtle contours of an ancient culture and thus lash out with a sense of ersatz civilizational superiority, while for others they’re simply saying what their benefactors among the rich autocrats in the region want them to say. Nevertheless, it’s heartening to know that Iraq is proving them all wrong. Whether someone like Cafferty will ever have the moral courage to admit it, even to himself, is suspect. posted by Nibras Kazimi ????? ??????? at 9:45 AM talismangate.blogspot.com