[Inkie]

I know, and I would like to believe Hanson. But Helprin's view corresponds with what I think in my heart is true. He makes a good case and cites good examples. I'd be happy to be persuaded otherwise. However, while I support the war in Iraq as part of the war on terror, I don't have a lot of faith in any Islamic people anywhere, including here in the States, and I wouldn't trust them further than I could throw them. Sad to say.

[Admin Moderator]

La Times material must be excerpted and others on this list.

[tet68]

He makes a good case and cites good examples.

Where?
Japan a democracy prior to WW II.?
Germany a democracy ? The Enabling Act ended that.

We would be better served by coddling dictators/tyrants
instead of instituting democratic states?

VDH would eat him alive.

[Strategerist]

I know, and I would like to believe Hanson. But Helprin's view corresponds with what I think in my heart is true. He makes a good case and cites good examples. I'd be happy to be persuaded otherwise. However, while I support the war in Iraq as part of the war on terror, I don't have a lot of faith in any Islamic people anywhere, including here in the States, and I wouldn't trust them further than I could throw them. Sad to say.

There's way too much stuff where people just read a headline and a couple of sentences and then immediately start posting "BARF ALERTS" because it's something they don't agree 100% with.

Halperin makes some good points and some dubious points but it's not some psychotic partisan rant.

[pollyannaish]

Do you feel that way about the Japanese?

The reason I ask is that I have relatives who fought WWII that still do not. They do not believe that Japanese have it in them culturally to be peaceful and free.