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Miamiu1027
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« on: September 22, 2014, 10:04:54 AM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on September 20, 2014, 03:31:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Morden on September 20, 2014, 08:09:25 AM
Here's a ~3.5 minute discussion of this split on the right, discussed back in 2011:

http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/3105?in=13:03&out=16:38

Basically, the split is over whether there's hope for democracy promotion in the Muslim world.


The odds of democracy anytime soon in Syria outside of the Kurdish areas are pretty bleak.

'democracy' means stable US-backed dictatorship that allows for the expatriation of oil profits in exchange for weapons.  Islam Karimov is a great small-d democrat.
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2014, 01:07:43 PM »
Quote from: The Mikado on September 22, 2014, 10:21:53 PM
Quote from: © tweed on September 22, 2014, 10:04:54 AM
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on September 20, 2014, 03:31:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Morden on September 20, 2014, 08:09:25 AM
Here's a ~3.5 minute discussion of this split on the right, discussed back in 2011:

http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/3105?in=13:03&out=16:38

Basically, the split is over whether there's hope for democracy promotion in the Muslim world.


The odds of democracy anytime soon in Syria outside of the Kurdish areas are pretty bleak.

'democracy' means stable US-backed dictatorship that allows for the expatriation of oil profits in exchange for weapons.  Islam Karimov is a great small-d democrat.

Since when was the USA backing Uzbekistan?  I'm under the impression that we cut military aid in 2004.

Obama lifted the Bush-era restrictions in 2012.  didn't make much news, but why would it?
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