Re: spreading democracy (was: Bush budget has 0 dollars for Afghanistan)

From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Wed Feb 19 2003 - 10:01:26 MST

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    Mez,
           In one sense you have a point and I will be the first to say so.
    However you miss what I think is the relevant point -- in the Moslem world
    there are no democratic countries unless it would be Turkey and I don't know
    about Turkey. So if the US wants to work with the Moslem people as so many
    urge us to do we have a choice of two kinds of people to work with:
    1. Dictators and sometimes brutal ones.
    2. Moslem clergy that are sometimes brutal by our standards.

           So, if we withdraw you could very easily castigate us for not trying
    to improve the lot of the Moslem poor. If we stay and try to help you can
    castigate us for dealing with brutal rulers. In the two countries you have
    mentioned we have tried to stay and help so you castigate us over the
    governments we are forced to work with if we wish to help the people. It
    isn't easy being Uncle Sugar. <G>
    Ron h.

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