Lessons from Past Western Incursions in the Middle East

Egypt after the French was a better place with better chances. Without the French incursion it would has lingered in the middle ages for a longer period, and would have made much less progress. So even if the French did not succeed at the time, they had a positive impact on Egypt. The same is with Iraq, even if the U.S does not completely succeed now, it will have given Iraq a chance to change to the better, and perhaps the entire region.

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Author: Juan Cole

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30,000 people is only 1/100th of 1 percent of the U.S population so the GOv doenst care.

Now we are in more serious times. With the climate going haywire, the economy on the verge of collapse, and the ruling elite a criminal element, it is critical that the level of dialogue raise to a higher level. Having an "opinion" is not a qualification for significance. There is such a thing as intelligence.

Decades ago, when I started graduate school, one of the sidewalks on campus had "STIKE" painted on it. The maintenance crew left it that way for posterity. Hmm. I guess I should explain. During the days of Vietnam protests, student strikes were common. Often, attempted leaders were not so bright.

Then we get "hey guys-why dont u get it?" Semi-literate comments like this abound on the Web, written by angry, inarticulate, know-it-all-but-doing-nothing denizens from the peanut gallery. Nothing is added to our understanding, and the comment goes nowhere, helping only to give the angry one a quick ego hit.

One key aspect of our current predicament is the democratization of know-it-allness. Juan Cole studies the history of the Mideast for a living, and provides insightful, necessary, yea informed comment on the various aspects of the Bush criminal regime's invasion and occupation of Iraq.

The alternative? apathy?
Comment should only be made by those who understand the esoteric arguments made by academics?
The great thing about the internet is that media is democratized.
rvignozzi was expressing his opinion, and that is valid.
What are you doing? articulating your delusion of superiority, nothing more.