It is time to withdraw US troops from Indonesia!
The Bush Administration is working hard to spin the crash of a Seahawk
helicopter from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in Banda Aceh
today as a mechanical failure.
This despite the fact that, as reported by CBS News, The crash came
amid
Doesn't this rationale also apply to the situation in Iraq?
At least I can see the reason that troops are risking their lives in
Indonesia. This was a disaster of epic proportions and one for the ages.
Lots of people need help.
However, this nebulous rationale of bringing Democracy to the Iraqi
Wilma de Soto wrote:
However, this nebulous rationale of bringing Democracy to the Iraqi people
who are culturally disinclined to accept it, is far less of a reason for
troops to be killed by insurgents. We are not wanted there either.
I would like to see some evidence about how Iraqis are
As far as I can tell, most of the Islamic world has been governed by
Sultanates and Caliphates throughout their history. Their society has
traditionally been strictly socially structured and their politics
intertwined with their religion.
Iraq (known before as Mesopotamia), considers itself the
Wilma de Soto wrote:
As far as I can tell, most of the Islamic world has been governed by
Sultanates and Caliphates throughout their history. Their society has
traditionally been strictly socially structured and their politics
intertwined with their religion.
Most of the Western world hasn't
Don't you think you are carrying this a bit too far and attributing your
argument to things I have not said.
The United States system of Democracy was adapted from the English system of
Government. Instead of King, we elect a President. The Bi-Cameral House
Structure was adapted from
I am well aware that all Arabs are not alike. I also understand that in
1979 when the Iranian students took US citizens hostage in Tehran, that they
were labeled radical Shiite Muslims by the US government.
Now the self-same Shiites are in as dire need of help as the Tsunami victims
in Indonesia
Wilma de Soto wrote:
Don't you think you are carrying this a bit too far and attributing your
argument to things I have not said.
The United States system of Democracy was adapted from the English system of
Government. Instead of King, we elect a President. The Bi-Cameral House
Structure was
Wilma de Soto wrote:
And many people in many parts of the world dislike democracy because it
undermines many of their existing structures of power-- say, dictators,
militarists, religious fanatics and fascists.
That may be the way you and I view their way of power, but that may not be
how
On 10 Jan, 2005, at 14:29, Wilma de Soto wrote:
The United States system of Democracy was adapted from the English
system of
Government. Instead of King, we elect a President. The Bi-Cameral
House
Structure was adapted from Parliament: The House of Commons-House of
Representatives/ House of
Brian,
My posts were not to criticize the Bush Administration, per se. Just to
point out another point of view based upon the history of the Moslem World,
and their view of the Western World; especially since 1492 when they were
forced from Europe.
I would never underestimate the capabilities
First, I would suggest you read The English People On The Eve of
Colonization (1603-1630) by Wallace Notestein © 1954 Oxford University
Press.
This volume spells out exactly how the English were before the English went
up against Spain and colonized the New World and how they proceeded to gain
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