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Submitted by David W. Lincoln (Canada), Sep 30, 2013 at 11:30

Professor, I can't help but think that Lebanon has a constructive role to play when it comes to what you cite.

Given the map that showed up in the NY Times about 5 countries devolving into 14 (plus this would extend to Turkey & Iran), the West can back an honest king (and frankly I have more trust in Abdullah, than the current King of KSA), the King can have a council of Kings as an inner cabinet, and frankly we won't have to play defense all the time when the Islamists (as you call them), do their worst.

For, there are gaps in Islamism, and frankly those of us who are viewed with a jaundiced eye by the Islamists, we are closer than the Islamists to being in the place to put them in their place.

It isn't just about weapons, rights and education, but it is also about going beyond the finiteness of life.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
strange bedfellows [79 words]jeromeDec 3, 2013 15:41211990
Don't be fooled [48 words]StonewallJacksonOct 1, 2013 10:57210161
1Khameni, Assad and Obama All are Liars [257 words]RandySep 30, 2013 15:48210154
Alternatives [156 words]David W. LincolnSep 30, 2013 11:30210148
2Obama is more insidious than it first appears [350 words]john w. mcginleySep 30, 2013 08:34210146
1Big Deceit Awaits [64 words]Michael Hanni MorcosSep 29, 2013 21:16210139
Will reality bite back? [68 words]Doug MayfieldSep 29, 2013 14:16210132
Believe Khamene'i and Assad? Everybody Knows [50 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
danny kidronSep 28, 2013 23:27210118
No one willingly gives up weapons [9 words]Abu NudnikSep 28, 2013 19:31210116
Whom to believe? Nobody [18 words]George KeselmanSep 29, 2013 16:37210116
1Well, OK -- But [11 words]Barak ObamaSep 28, 2013 16:56210115
1The marriage ceremony between Islam and the Secular World. [43 words]LynnOct 3, 2013 07:32210115
Believe Khamene'i and Assad? Not Me [43 words]Balarabe AbbaSep 28, 2013 14:59210112

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