@ miguel cervantes:
Barry Rubin, Barry . Rubin..... I remember this name. Yes. I do.
The guy might not be able to call anybody a "moderate" If an Arab pulled Rubin's kids out of a burning car, Rubin would figure that it's trick and part of a long-term strategy to harm his kids.
a liberal option prevail, that would be the antipode of both Mubarak’s Pharoanate state, and the
IM,
there are a few people from our neighboring countries in the Caribbean basin that came over here because of the prevailing liberal option.
I also have a couple of neighbors from Egypt here for similar reasons.
I'm not sure that there's any more evidence that a liberal state can follow in a certain unnamed presently strong man ruled Castribbean island than in Egypt.
yes, I see. a guy's not walking toward you, really, but you think he is.
Once you yell "Stop or I'll shoot" it's important that you plug the guy because if you don't, the other guys won't believe in your resolve.
Of course, the other argument he was making, the one that went that the other guys are going to continue to do what it is that they think to be in their best interest with little extra regard for your actions, might not smoothly mesh with this one.
@ bob:
thanks for the link, bob.
@ miguel cervantes:
Barry Rubin, Barry . Rubin..... I remember this name. Yes. I do.
The guy might not be able to call anybody a "moderate" If an Arab pulled Rubin's kids out of a burning car, Rubin would figure that it's trick and part of a long-term strategy to harm his kids.
miguel cervantes wrote:
there are a few people from our neighboring countries in the Caribbean basin that came over here because of the prevailing liberal option.
I also have a couple of neighbors from Egypt here for similar reasons.
I'm not sure that there's any more evidence that a liberal state can follow in a certain unnamed presently strong man ruled Ca
stribbean island than in Egypt.yes, I see. a guy's not walking toward you, really, but you think he is.
Once you yell "Stop or I'll shoot" it's important that you plug the guy because if you don't, the other guys won't believe in your resolve.
Of course, the other argument he was making, the one that went that the other guys are going to continue to do what it is that they think to be in their best interest with little extra regard for your actions, might not smoothly mesh with this one.
A Necessary War
Unless Saddam Hussein is removed, the war on terror will fail.
another novelty offered as diversion while I keep looking
Should Israel Bomb Iran?
Better safe than sorry
a slight detour ( miggs is my mentor)
the author was a guy saying how popular Bush would be Iraq because of the invasion, IIRC.
I do believe he also said that democracy would be right around the corner after the Baathists were ousted.