Posted on 07/13/2012 8:22:16 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Well, now at least the debate is in the open and we can see just how questionable are the talking points of those who claim the United States has nothing to fear from Islamists.
The New York Times publishes an article with the promising title of “Fast-Changing Arab World is Upending U.S. Assumptions,” yet sadly, the article shows that certain assumptions are not changing at all. Indeed, are not even discussed. To summarize the article’s thesis: before Obama’s election, the United States thought that pro-American regimes were good and radical Islamists were bad — but now we know better.
For decades, Obama’s predecessors supported a number of Arab governments, including those in Egypt and Tunisia but not Syria. Obama put the emphasis on engaging Syria, but did not directly challenge the Egyptian and Tunisian governments until uprisings began against them in January 2011. Then he threw those two under the bus as fast as possible. But that policy did not apply to anti-American Syria, which he abandoned only in August 2011 after four months of full-scale revolt and massacres far more intense than those which made it abandon the Egyptian and Tunisian governments during the first week of demonstrations.
AdvertisementWhat makes the effort to talk seriously about the Middle East nowadays so frustrating is that the “mainstream” debate, as illustrated by the Times article, devotes no space to suggesting the following: perhaps the rapid rise of Islamists might be bad for the United States, and the outbreak of violence from Salafist groups, two armed cross-border attacks on Israel, or other events suggest that the threat had been underestimated. ....
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So by extension global Caliphate = world peace?
Bravo Sierra.
The NY Slimes have not connected Islamists and planes flying into buildings. Stuck on stupid.
Liberalism is a mental illness. That’s the only way to explain the NY Slimes incredible stupidity and denial of reality...
Bravo Sierra, indeed!
Their case is apparently terminal..
It is not only willfully ignorant, it is dangerously idiotic.
Their case is apparently terminal..
It is not only willfully ignorant, it is dangerously idiotic.
Dear NT Slimes,
**Islamists Taking Power Produces Moderation, Ends Terrorism**
as the Islamics taking power in the Middle East Caused killing? Especially of Christians?
This is a nutty article.
Don’t ever believe the Slimes.
And frankly, I’d be OK with that, but they’re going to get a lot of innocent people killed along with themselves. Not to mention the loss of freedom they’re abetting.
I TRY to be a good Christian and just oppose leftscum as opposed to hating them, but sometimes I fail...
I saw nothing in the article supporting the headline- nothing.
The reader comments are bizarre, what a baseless world these people live in!
I often wonder if the idiots at the NYT actually believe the BS they are continually shoveling out to their readers. Makes me thankful that I am not on of their readers..... =.=
Thanks Sir Napsalot.
The reader comments at the NYTimes.
Two (at least) problems with that. First, why not have them see things our way and have peace? We think we are every bit as right as they do. Second, isn't this tacit admission that they are not only responsible for the lack of peace in the world, but that they plan unending warfare until they prevail or are wiped out?
Somewhat like a prison rapist saying he only wants to be your friend if you will be his special friend. It is all for our own good, we just need to smile and drop the soap for everything to be better.
The Slimes is ignoring reality again. What else is new?
Islamists in power reduce terrorism because they subjugate, enslave you so slaves are controlled so “peace” prevails and terrorism becomes unnecessary.
BTW you may want to drop byhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2490938/posts?page=3582#3582
Islamists in power reduce terrorism because they subjugate, enslave you so slaves are controlled so “peace” prevails and terrorism becomes unnecessary.
BTW you may want to drop byhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2490938/posts?page=3582#3582
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