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RL, If we were successful in democratizing Iraq it would mean an entire ideology had been changed in the ME.
Could it happen, well were all watching and waiting. Remember this, unlike western nations the ME is still ruled by “tribes” and religious tribal leaders. If we were to pull out tomorrow all these tribes would be fighting before the last US military plane took off.
Most Americans do not take this into account when forming opinions on the ME. As far as a “civilized nations” most nations of the ME (while sporting the latest technologies) are still one step ahead of the cavemen, kind of like the Beverly Hillbillies, a whole lot of instant money doesn’t make you ANY smarter. (Ever heard of the Saudi Space Program? While they’ve got the money for such ventures they do not possess the brain power requisite to begin such an endeavor.)
Would the rest of the ME follow suit? If and only if we were truly successful with Iraq could it even have a chance. When the people of the ME have had enough of being led by the nose by over zealous religious leaders will the will the winds of change blow.
Team Sergeant
(I know someone is going to jump on this post and take up for the six Saudi Harvard graduates that bought a degree and returned to their eleven wives and multimillion back accounts, and I would say to you, “bring it on”.)
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"The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy, but where they are."
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