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sabrina 1

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21. Well, we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't think we belong there at all. And
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:29 PM
Dec 2012

much of the current state of countries in the ME and in Africa is a direct result of centuries of interference by Western Empires. Now we appear to be the latest, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, drone killing people in several other countries etc. etc. And then we wonder 'why do they hate us'.

Leave them alone. They have a lot of work to do to sort out the problems left behind by centuries of Imperial rule but I think they are very capable of doing so just as we had to without any more interference from outside.

To say that the history of Western Imperial nations in Africa and the ME has nothing to do with the state of those countries today, is simply not true.

Read the PNAC plans for the ME. And what right do they have to have any plans for those countries. The very existence of people making plans for other countries in this country, some who have held high office, such as Cheney, is well known to the world. Libya and Syria were on their list.

You can't bring democracy to another country with bombs. I do not see one country that is better off after the West interfered in their affairs.

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Did they set up their own bank yet, like the Libyan 'rebels' did? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #1
What is your take on the situation? oberliner Dec 2012 #2
It is not a grass roots uprising. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #5
Thanks for sharing your insights oberliner Dec 2012 #7
Probably he will leave or be murdered as happened with Gadaffi. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #8
Quite a pessimistic outlook oberliner Dec 2012 #9
Well, we were right to be pessimistic about Iraq and Libya, so we do have precedent. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #10
Things could still end up better in those places oberliner Dec 2012 #11
Well step back, John2 Dec 2012 #13
And furthermore, John2 Dec 2012 #14
The Syrian ruling class is Alawite, the majority population is Sunni... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #15
Well the same could be said of Bahrain, Uzbekistan and many other countries around sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #18
We are selective in our criticisms of dictatorships (TRUE) Mind our own business (FALSE) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't think we belong there at all. And sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #21
Agree to disagree - Agreed... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #22
Who Exactly Are These Rebels? Blunt477 Dec 2012 #3
People John2 Dec 2012 #4
They are basically the Sunni majority who are feed up with... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #16
I hope that means keeping libodem Dec 2012 #6
Democracy, you have to be kidding pediatricmedic Dec 2012 #12
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Smash-and-snatch vulture capitalism writ large. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20
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