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2003-11-29 Arabia

Remain vigilant to radical changes in area, terrorism

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-29 20:03|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Thank God we freed the Kuwaitis to continue their democratic government's deomocratic ideals

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-11-29 10:10:21 PM|| 2003-11-29 10:10:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yea Mnn, lets do something.

Posted by Lucky 2003-11-30 12:13:47 AM|| 2003-11-30 12:13:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Excuse me,just what does this article have to do with democratic change?

Typical NMM"Bovine scatology".

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-30 7:08:09 AM|| 2003-11-30 7:08:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the charges by the left during the run-up to Gulf War I was that the Kuwaitis were "no different from the Iraqis" as far as their government was concerned. It's not the structure, but the execution that's important. Iraq had a parliament, but it was run by the Revolutionary Command Council, which was the same critter as the Baath Party, which in turn was the same critter as Sammy's family. Rather than pissing their money away on weaponry, the Kuwaitis were investing, against the day when the oil runs out. The shura attended to matters affecting the national interest, and the practice of diwaniyah provided the mechanism for citizen input into the councils of government. The Kuwaiti government made lots of decisions that weren't wonderful, starting with importing Paleostinians as a middle class, but the system was about as mild as you could get in Arabia at the time. Kuwait prior to the Iraqi invasion had the highest per capita income in the world. That was why they were invaded.

When it comes to making comparisons, it makes more sense to compare like to like, rather than setting up an idal and comparing a single incidence to that.

Posted by Fred 2003-11-30 9:50:48 AM|| 2003-11-30 9:50:48 AM|| Front Page Top

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