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Arabs to Bush: Mind your own Business
AP/SFGate ^ | November 7, 2003 | G. LaBELLE

Posted on 11/07/2003 11:19:53 AM PST by SJackson

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:42 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Iran told President Bush to mind his own business Friday after he called for greater democracy in the region. Similar and equally caustic views were expressed by commentators across the region.

While some commentators stressed that most people in the Middle East genuinely want democracy, Bush's preaching on freedom aroused resentment in a region where America is accused of waging war on Iraq and siding blindly with Israel against the Palestinians.


(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: ageofliberty; ageoflibertyspeech; arabworld; democracy; middleeast; myob
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1 posted on 11/07/2003 11:19:54 AM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson
As of 9/11 -- if not before -- it became Bush's business.
2 posted on 11/07/2003 11:21:42 AM PST by Celtjew Libertarian (Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me. Bush: West erred in tolerating Mideast corruption
3 posted on 11/07/2003 11:21:57 AM PST by SJackson
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
DARN RIGHT!!!
4 posted on 11/07/2003 11:23:04 AM PST by jonboy
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To: SJackson
Iranians aren't Arabs

Someone should teach writer geography and who cares what islamic republic says anyway

5 posted on 11/07/2003 11:23:18 AM PST by Persia
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To: SJackson
And because all true democracies in the world came as a result of internal struggle, not due to foreign intervention, particularly American."

Can you say Germany and Japan? I thought you could.

6 posted on 11/07/2003 11:23:30 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: SJackson
Arabs to Bush: Mind your own business.

Bush to Arabs: Then keep your &(^%@%$&*# terrorists at home.
7 posted on 11/07/2003 11:24:23 AM PST by MEGoody
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To: SJackson
from the article: "And because all true democracies in the world came as a result of internal struggle, not due to foreign intervention, particularly American."



Wow - I actually am forced to agree with a camel jockey! I think this is the biggest Iraqi hurdle to leap over, as forcing a democracy on a people truly never has happened. History isn't on the side of force-fed democracy, especially to a people who blindly hate those who are doing the force-feeding.
8 posted on 11/07/2003 11:24:36 AM PST by Blzbba
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To: SJackson
Rich to Arabs: Stop blowing us up.
Rich to Iran: Shut up and give us back our embassy...and clean it up before you do it.
9 posted on 11/07/2003 11:24:48 AM PST by RichInOC ("...rockin' and a-rollin', rockin' and a-reelin', bomb Iran, bomb, bomb, bomb-bomb Iran.")
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To: MEGoody
Oh PUHLEEZE don't click on that link. I don't know why it changed that stuff I typed into a link, but I have no idea what's there!
10 posted on 11/07/2003 11:25:22 AM PST by MEGoody
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To: SJackson
"Arabs to Bush: Mind your own Business"

Bush to Arabs: You are my Business.

11 posted on 11/07/2003 11:25:37 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: SJackson

12 posted on 11/07/2003 11:26:46 AM PST by Persia
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
The Arab leaders are afraid.

Good.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

13 posted on 11/07/2003 11:26:49 AM PST by section9 (Major Kusanagi says, "Click on my pic and read my blog, or eat lead!")
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To: Cyrus the Great; freedom44; RunOnDiesel; F14 Pilot; faludeh_shirazi
write later to columnist
14 posted on 11/07/2003 11:28:09 AM PST by Persia
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To: SJackson
"...where America is accused of waging war on Iraq and siding blindly with Israel against the Palestinians..."

Sounds to me like it's the Iran-holes who need to mind their own business.

I'm sick of this - bout time we dusted off Enola Gay and gave her a new mission. . . .
15 posted on 11/07/2003 11:29:14 AM PST by Roughneck (9 out of 10 Terrorists prefer Democrats, the rest prefer Saddam Hussein)
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To: MEGoody
Oh PUHLEEZE don't click on that link

Now you tell me. My whole screen was turning into Arabic. I even think I could feel my penis shriveling.

16 posted on 11/07/2003 11:31:16 AM PST by NicknamedBob (Where did you use it last?)
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To: Celtjew Libertarian
As of 9/11 -- if not before -- it became Bush's business.

It became our business when their 'students' invaded our embassy. (Thank you Jimmy Carter for your forceful response).

17 posted on 11/07/2003 11:31:43 AM PST by tbpiper
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To: MEGoody
It 'linked', as a mailto:, actually, because you included the @ sign in your cursing. :)
18 posted on 11/07/2003 11:32:04 AM PST by Ready4Freddy (Veni Vidi Velcro)
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To: SJackson
Bush to Arabs: Get up close and personal with MOAB.
19 posted on 11/07/2003 11:32:49 AM PST by DarthVader (DemoRAT Senators should have done to them what was done to Joe Pesci in Casino)
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To: SJackson
Bush to Arabs. Shut the hell up!
20 posted on 11/07/2003 11:33:22 AM PST by Sunshine Sister
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