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Rapprochement?
On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:15:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:
wrote in message ... On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:26:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 9/24/13 5:20 PM, wrote: We should be starting to get a grudging respect for the way they held down all of those crazy people in Eastern Europe and the caucuses for all of those cold war years. You really seem to have an affinity for tight-fisted police states. Is that part of being a conservative? When the alternative is genocide and never ending war, you bet your ass. Tito was a prick but the people who rose up after the Soviets left were worse. Is the Ayatollah better than the Shah? (for anyone but the most radical muslim fundamentalists). --------------------------- Some people are very critical of US installed or supported "puppet" leaders like the Shah, but there has been a long history of interest in attempting to control the growth and influence of religiously motivated Islamic Fundamentalists. It worked for many years but we are losing that fight and ability. The Shah may have been corrupt but he was predictable and had some semblance of control. The world is certainly not safer when religious zealots take over, especially those who are fundamentalists in the Islam teachings and beliefs. Remember, Harry is of the opinion that the religious zealots causing problems in the world are Christians. -- John H. Hope you're having a great day! |
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