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2006-07-15 Iraq

Iraq PM denounces Israel over Lebanon, Gaza

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Posted by Sherry 2006-07-15 19:20|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wow, what an unexpected and shocking developement.
One might think he had better things to worry about.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-07-15 19:59|| 2006-07-15 19:59|| Front Page Top

#2 like his personal safety....withdraw any US security for him, thankyouverymuch

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-15 20:01|| 2006-07-15 20:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Think he's worried that violence might spread to Iraq?

Posted by Hupinetle Sninetle9012 2006-07-15 20:03|| 2006-07-15 20:03|| Front Page Top

#4 or knee-jerk anti-Jooooos response

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-15 20:05|| 2006-07-15 20:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The Iraqi government, installed two months ago in a U.S.-sponsored electoral process....

Rooters still can't handle free elections. Incredible editorialising.

Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-07-15 20:08|| 2006-07-15 20:08|| Front Page Top

#6 I've never, ever, met an Arab that could talk about Israel without losing his cool and devolving into spittle. It's obviously congenital indoctrination.

On the other hand, I have met a couple of Persians (who had escaped the "revolution" and were living in the US) that could contain themselves, but others who had the same stupid knee-jerk you refer to.

It's an eye-opener to see someone you thought you knew well suddenly become a stark raving lunatic who's lost any capacity for rational thought. All you can do is write them off.

Posted by Hupinetle Sninetle9012 2006-07-15 20:12|| 2006-07-15 20:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Gee, it sure looks like the "light unto the Muslim nations" project is going well.

Posted by Kratos 2006-07-15 20:38|| 2006-07-15 20:38|| Front Page Top

#8 It's congential. The Arabs don't get it. The Persinas don't get it. The rest of them don't.
Europe enables them and we do too.

#10

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-15 20:59|| 2006-07-15 20:59|| Front Page Top

#9 And in the Rooters sidebar"Israelis kill 35", and no mentions of deaths in Israel...

Posted by Capsu78 2006-07-15 21:18|| 2006-07-15 21:18|| Front Page Top

#10 those'r Jooos, they don't tally with the tranzis. Go Israel!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-15 21:27|| 2006-07-15 21:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Be a very different situation if Saddamn was still in power. One benefit from that war.

Posted by DoDo 2006-07-15 21:55|| 2006-07-15 21:55|| Front Page Top

#12 maybe Islam and democracy really aren't compatible.

Posted by 2b 2006-07-15 21:59|| 2006-07-15 21:59|| Front Page Top

#13 maybe Islam and democracy really aren't compatible.

Told you so!

Posted by Jack Shiraq 2006-07-15 22:38|| 2006-07-15 22:38|| Front Page Top

#14 I don't say that lightly because I believe all are created equal. But I'm not sure that a religion that requires that church and state to be inseperable can function as a democracy when that religion is based on the concept that there are good people and then there are infidels which need to be eliminated from society to solve societies ills. I know I'm not saying anything that anyone doesn't know already - but these societies that are born and bred on the concept of victimization - anything and everything wrong can be blamed on the jews - aren't going to be able to rally the people away from demogogues who are willing to say - everything would be ok if we could just get rid of the jews.

But keep in mind - that the problem plaguing Islamic countries is exactly the same problem that plagues our own Democratic party. If your life isn't going well - blame "The Man". It's easy to see exactly the same dynamic at play here at home, and in Europe. Our Democrats are also willing to fall prey to the same self-destructive behavior be it on crime, illegal immigration, poor schools, poverty etc. You don't need to actually DO anything - you just blame a convenient Satan (George Bush, ENRON, or OTHER people who drive SUV's etc.) and you are absolved of your responsibility to make difficult choices or personal sacrifice. Thus you see the Democrats and self-proclaimed liberal elites allowing themselves to be willing participants in policies that are clearly self-destructive. To prove my point - look at how they are willing to work against their own interests on the war in Iraq or immigration or tax cuts. It's because there will always be a segment of society willing to whipped up into following someone in a position of power that is willing to tell them that they needed not do anything other than blame Someone Else(TM) and that by blaming Someone Else(TM) their job is done and they are superior for doing so.

Just scream heretic, or witch or racist or sexist and viola! you have not only identified and solved the problem - but you have established your own superiority in the process.

Islam as a religion demands that its followers identify infidels and eliminate them. But it's not that different than what the far left of our Democratic Party - or the European elites are doing as well.

Posted by 2b 2006-07-15 23:40|| 2006-07-15 23:40|| Front Page Top

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