Dr Pipes: from neo-concervative to neo-democratic

Submitted by HARRAK (Canada), Apr 2, 2006 at 10:38

Only a neo-democratic scholar advocates spreading democracy in the Middle East. Be it shock emplementation of it or gradual emplementation. As long as the goal is emplementing democracy, regardless of the tactics, supporters of that goal are neo-democrates or democrates (as me and Dr Pipes do not see a difference by adding "neo").

That makes Daniel Pipes unlike Cheney in defining the goal. I salute how Dr Pipes aborted all conspiracy theories against him by stating democracy as a strategic choice in the Middle East. Cheney and his likeness do not realy care..they have close friends who are dictators. They support and protect them. Their strategic goal is money.

From the obove statement, one can easily outline that a well educated person is idealistic in goal and realistic in the tactics to reach that goal (realism sometimes hurts, but that `s ok). ...

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