Re: OT: Political dead horse

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:36:57 -0800, John Larkin wrote:
> On 30 Dec 2005 15:27:55 -0800, Winfield Hill
>>
>> Why not declare an entirely-appropriate victory, and leave? The answer
>> lies in the Neocon's plan for a rolling domino-theory of democracy in
>> the mideast, at our expense, but few will explore that bit of history.
>
> Is that theory bad because it's expensive, or because it's
> hegemonistic, or because it won't work, or what?

Pretty much, yeah. "D, all of the above."

> Are only rich white folk entitled to democracy? That seems like a very
> illiberal attitude to me.

The problem is, when we "give" democracy to an artificial country made
up of three mutually incompatible entities, and tell them to "vote for
who gets to run the country", that's like saying, "Let's vote on what
everybody's favorite color is." The Sunnis vote Sunni, the Shia vote
Shiite, the Kurds vote Kurdish, and so on.

I say, get the hell out, and let them draw their own borders for their
own little theocracies, and let them worship Allah in peace. If they
want to have border skirmishes, fine, just don't sell them any more
guns. (or tanks, F-18's, etc.)

Isn't that all they really want, to be free of armed people trying to
coerce them into changing their way of life because the "American way
is better", or something?

Thanks,
Rich
--
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo Possum

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