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JD · 11-01-2017, 01:50 AM

I see Uzbekistan as a different animal than the countries typically listed on Trump's travel bans. The Uzbek government does not support Islam within their borders, in fact, they actually seem to push their people away from religion. They are desperate to distance themselves from links to terrorism but unfortunately it seems to come up fairly frequently with Uzbek citizens abroad (this one, the Sweden truck attack, the Attaturk bombing).

I think it's clear that the intents of Trump's bans are less for actually keeping America safe and more for putting pressure on the governments of the countries they affect. In Uzbekistan's case, their government has already bought in on the prevention of Islamic terrorism. What would a travel ban really accomplish except to limit the already-limited opportunities for Uzbek people?

But then again, who knows with Trump. His priorities certainly don't lie with anyone but America. At least that's what he'd have people believe.

11-01-2017, 01:50 AM	#19
JD First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Not Abu Dhabi Exp:	I see Uzbekistan as a different animal than the countries typically listed on Trump's travel bans. The Uzbek government does not support Islam within their borders, in fact, they actually seem to push their people away from religion. They are desperate to distance themselves from links to terrorism but unfortunately it seems to come up fairly frequently with Uzbek citizens abroad (this one, the Sweden truck attack, the Attaturk bombing). I think it's clear that the intents of Trump's bans are less for actually keeping America safe and more for putting pressure on the governments of the countries they affect. In Uzbekistan's case, their government has already bought in on the prevention of Islamic terrorism. What would a travel ban really accomplish except to limit the already-limited opportunities for Uzbek people? But then again, who knows with Trump. His priorities certainly don't lie with anyone but America. At least that's what he'd have people believe.