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2005-04-19 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-19 10:10:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Already, in other Arab nations, Iraqis are sneered at as "sell-outs" and weaklings. But it is done in such a lame fashion that it reeks of jealousy and envy. In comparison, for years, the Arab world was happy to project its feelings on its proxy fighters, the Palestinians, while at the same time only thinly veiling their contempt for them as losers, suckers and dumbasses. This meant sending them lots of pocket change and "moral support", goading them on to dumber and dumber acts of insanity, and all the while feeling good about themselves for doing it. So thus, not being able to express themselves in free and open societies, they have long been bitter and duplicitous in their thoughts and feelings. But as the Iraqis keep living better and better lives, the pain of trying to look down on them will become agonizing.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-04-19 10:48:20 AM|| 2005-04-19 10:48:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There's a bit of Western-based thinking in the article, negating some of the points, IMHO, but the sum is accurate: it's hard to make the case for joining the glorious jihad when you're getting your ass kicked or killed everywhere you chose to play. Even Arabs, a culture very familiar with the sore ass thingy, get that point.

Posted by .com 2005-04-19 11:02:40 AM|| 2005-04-19 11:02:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Never quite been able to understand the Arab world. They look up to al Qaeda because it wants want they want, the Western World out of the Mideast. But all al Qaeda has done has brought more of the Western World there. You'd figure at some point they'd say "this is'nt working". and "maybe if we can take care of ourselves, they will leave us alone".

Posted by plainslow 2005-04-19 12:11:12 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:11:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 You'd figure at some point they'd say "this is'nt working".

Not to mention the fact that Al Qaida is killing more Muslims than Americans. But if that's what they want, I'm not going to argue.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-19 12:47:39 PM|| 2005-04-19 12:47:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 re: plainslow- you nailed it. If they would just use their brains for 5 minutes, instead of blowing them up, they would realize that if they want us to leave them alone, they need to figure their sh*t out first.

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