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Originally Posted by transplant99
So Israel and the USA are responsible for all the ills of the middle east eh?
OK then.
You say you have no problem with the existance of Israel...well that's nice I guess. Here is the problem though, they don't exist without the backing of the USA among other nations.
And no, Islamic extremism is most certainly NOT a bigger cop out than Israel. It's real, it's alive and well, and it has one intention only when it comes to anyone not practicing Islam as they see it should be. That cannot be allowed to occur in Egypt. It gives me chills every time i think about that quote from Bin Laden to the Pakistani journalist shortly after 9/11.
“We love death. The US loves life. That is the difference between us two.”
Mubarek has to go, I am not questiong that whatsoever and the people in the streets have every right to make that happen. The thing is though, that the rest of the world (not just the USA and Israel) need someone in there who is still an ally to the West/Democracy. Both geographically and politically it is a massive speedbump for many of those with bad intentions. If that changes drastically, it could be a problem unlike we have ever seen as far as how that entire part of the world transforms.
Sometimes you have to make a deal with the devil you know, because the one you don't know could bring a whole whack of unsolvable problems with him.
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Quite a world you live in, discard your ideals when they don't suit your pursuits. Thats the textbook definition of hypocrisy. I wonder how things would fly in America if a foreign country tried to maintain control, oh yeah, a revolution already happened, oops. Basically you think forcing millions into bondage is acceptable so the West can run their affairs without any thought to those living outside their borders. Tried that for 70 years and guess what it isnt working.
Not sure where I said the problems in the middle east are entirely Israel, feel free to highlight that quote since my eyes appear to be failing me.
What does one nonsense quote from Bin Laden have to do with this? Oh yeah, I forgot, these Islamophobic arguments require blind fear mongering to gain any traction.
The nonsense I've heard from free people over the last few days highlights that some of you deserve the same freedoms the Egyptians had until now.