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In reply to the discussion: Islamist rebels abduct 12 nuns from Syrian town [View all]cosmicone
(11,014 posts)10. It is because in the name of democracy
we have been supporting (directly or indirectly) very violent fundamentalist groups.
They believe in democracy for ONE election and once they get power, they want to convert all to Islam and behead the infidels.
The secular dictators is the best solution for these countries as the lesser of several evils. They are not perfect but they maintain stability and freedoms far better than these wahabi saudi funded fascists.
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Yes, from an American perspective it's better to deal with an autocratic
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2013
#13
What has stuck me, watching battle footage, is how amazing the country is.
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2013
#20
Our hatred of Assad is another Neocon adventure. Best articulated by one of it's architects mccain
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2013
#51
No, if you say that you're opening yourself to charges of being uninformed and simplistic.
Comrade Grumpy
Dec 2013
#14
There is a war on religious minorities in some parts of the ME. That is real.
hrmjustin
Dec 2013
#21
I just noticed this was Maaloula which a tourist attraction these clowns attacked
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2013
#16