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To: PGR88

The history of Islam is of a people dominated by one tyrant or another. It’s a philosophical approach to government and endorsed by the Koran. Arabs are tribalistic.

I don’t think Egypt, Libya, or Iraq are better off without Mubarak, Qadaffi, or Saddam. Certainly, the Christian and other minorities in those countries don’t feel they are better off.

The Bushes were working for the Saudi Caliphate or some other master.


86 posted on 11/17/2012 3:17:01 AM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD
or Saddam

Yes and no. Saddam's folks did a lot of nasty things.

So far as their government now......I'll give you some anecdotes:

I was talking to some local level officials and political types in Iraq when they noted Americans tried their best to understand Iraqis, but Americans still did not understand Iraqis.

Iraqis will find someone to war with, or it will war with itself.

Iraqis do not understand democracy and freedom. They understand conquering, or being conquered.

The politicians recommended that it would be better for everyone if "we" picked a puppet to be in charge of Iraq; have the puppet rule with an iron fist and kill off those with terrorist/insurgent ties. The US could take some of the oil profits to pay for her troubles, Iraq would use the rest to provide for the people. So long as the puppet wasn't committing the atrocities Saddam was, they could be told this is what freedom is all about and most wouldn't know the difference.

In a short while they would take comfort in their safety/security and forget all about the fact their "leader" was really a stooge for the US. The US should keep a base in the country to maintain stability in the region and put some wasta behind the puppet government. - This was their "win-win."

They surmised that if we tried to continue the 'democracy' route, all the different factions would continue to fight, and the violence would continue until one warlord/political party could garner enough power to take over the government - Iraq would return to a dictatorship and it would most likely be brutal to its people in order to retain power, friendly to terrorists, and unfriendly to US on principle.

I found myself unable to argue with them.

130 posted on 11/17/2012 11:23:19 AM PST by Repeat Offender (Official Romney/GOP-E Platform - We suck less)
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