Before Sept. 11, there would be rallies in Kabul supporting the Taliban. Of course, the people would show up and cheer.
After the U.S. destroyed the Taliban, people were dancing in the street. Nobody, except the oppressors, want to live in an oppressive society. All people want to be free. It's just human nature. Obviously, we're right. We're right to the point that there is no logical argument against it. All people want to be free. And the U.S. has a moral, ethical obligation (always has and has almost always, until now, failed in the obligation) to help all people, the world over, become free. Freedom is right. Tyranny is wrong. It's that simple. H. -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Falloon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:53 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: jihad for kids .. wheeee wow. Are you really right? Is your way the 'right' way? So what you're saying is essential "it's our way or the highway"? What happens if they choose the highway? Do they get the bomb? Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:37 PM Subject: RE: jihad for kids .. wheeee > It's issues like this that have turned me from a fairly moderate person when > it comes to foreign policy toward the middle east, to a down-right hawk. > > I've ranted about this before -- and Beth even agreed with me (well, most of > it, she said) -- "They will like us when we win." > > We are in for long-term trouble if we don't put a stop to this sort of > propaganda now. And the best way to do that is show our enemies that we mean > business, so that our near enemies (the Saudis, for example), get the > message. > > I don't think the middle eastern countries really got the message after > Afghanistan -- we mean business. Either you join the modern world, become a > free-market democracy, with full rights for all people, or you face our > wrath. > > There is no more room for making nice with the Palestinians. If the > Palestinians are serious about obtaining a homeland -- something I support > under the right circumstances -- then they must reform themselves. They must > embrace our (and Israel's) values -- by that I mean, the rule of law, > freedom, a market economy. > > It is time that we start treating countries that do not share our values as > either enemies or potential enemies. It is essential if we are ever going to > create a peaceful world. > > Fascism (which is what counties like Saudi Arabia are) and communism are > systems of government and economics that are totally antithesis to our own. > We must treat them as such from now on. The formally politically correct > attitude we once took toward governments that differed from us ("we do our > thing and you do yours because there is no right or wrong government") has > no place in the post-Sept. 11 world. We are right. Anything that conflicts > with our values (rule of law, freedom, market economy) is wrong. It's that > simple. > > H. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
