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Originally posted by Gateway
reply to post by scorand
You are correct for the most part, regarding the problems of the Middle East tending to be as a result of bad/poor internal government policy. But, that being said, it doesn't help that our current and former policy makers here in the U.S. have and will continue to prop-up dictators that continue their grip and thus insuring the cycle of poor internal choices being made in these far off nations, by subsidizing them at U.S. taxpayer's expense. Countries like Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, etc., etc....every year arrive in D.C. to graze at the government trough, and our scum representatives are all to eager to write checks for money that we don't have.
So much for democracy; the Neocons and Zionist only believe in democracy when it suits them.
[edit on 27-7-2008 by Gateway]