RE: [Iraq] The real reason for the war

From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Fri Jun 06 2003 - 00:29:21 MDT

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    From: Jeff Davis [mailto:jrd1415@yahoo.com]
    > No. Some segment of Islam--maybe even a very large
    > fraction--may disapprove of western cultural values, but so
    > long as we keep it here, and don't force it on them, it's
    > probably not something they care a whole lot about.

    Hmmm. I don't agree. I think the large majority of people in the
    middle east *like* western culture. If anything, I think the right
    approach is to consciously export *more* western culture to this
    region - just not through tanks and cruise missiles.

    mez



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