To: general_re
Tell me why you insist on the fallacy of the false dichotomy, that Iraq must either labor under the tyrant Saddam or the mullahs of the house of Saud, and no other alternative is available, so therefore the tyrant is comparatively better and must be restored posthaste. In the Middle East you have choice between authoritarian secular government or grass-root Islamic one. Saddam Hussein was bad, but a moderate Baath regime could be a good alternative. Unfortunately it is too late and the Pandora Box is opened.
130 posted on
05/19/2004 6:54:25 AM PDT by
A. Pole
(<SARCASM> The genocide of Albanians was stopped in its tracks before it began.</S>)
To: A. Pole
In the Middle East you have choice between authoritarian secular government or grass-root Islamic oneUnless you live in Israel.
135 posted on
05/19/2004 6:56:37 AM PDT by
normy
(Just cause you think you can box, doesn't mean you're ready to climb in the ring with Ali.)
To: A. Pole
In the Middle East you have choice between authoritarian secular government or grass-root Islamic one. Why? Because you say so? What sort of "conservatism" is it that seeks to perpetuate evil simply because its always been with us?
147 posted on
05/19/2004 7:04:57 AM PDT by
general_re
(Drive offensively - the life you save may be your own.)
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