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Originally Posted by spence
That's just not reality. Our entire economic system is regulated (i.e. stabilized) by the government to provide a better platform for growth.
The global economy is making things even more complicated. While it's fun to pretend we have a free market, we never really have and in the future may have to rely on even more government interference to keep our economy afloat. I'm not advocating we advance toward this position, but all options need to be on the table guided by our core principals. Our survival as a nation could depend on it.
-spence
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Spence,,, your not going to believe this but I totally agree,,,,
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Originally Posted by Joe
Al Qaeda's dream is take over an oil nation by proxy to serve as base and to finance global jihad. Eventually, they hope to gain legitimacy as a political party, much like what Hezbollah has done in Lebanon.
Hezbollah is a case study on how a terrorist organization can eventually gain legitimacy. The military side power is only one component; it's not enough just to kill the enemy and then step out and hope that what emerges will be friendly - because it won't be. Hezbollah took a page from our 20th century playbook and realized that winning the hearts and minds and providing essential services to people who would otherwise go without builds lasting alliances in ways that you can't with force alone. Africa, as a direct result of Bush's largess, is one place where we have made friends and improved our global standing.
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I agree with this but also think they don't really care how they take control of any oil rich nation,,,,,,, I was in FTTJ (N'djamena, Chad) in January just weeks before the Islamic militants rolled into town. Even watched Chad bomb some militant positions east of N'djamena and into the Darfur region. This is exactly why the militants have moved into Chad. It is a developing nation with fairly recent and growing oil riches and there is no question about the militants wanting to take control,,,,
The recruiting in many countries in Africa for Islamic militants is very easy. Many people already worship the Koran and in most cases only require food, water and a little preaching. So the militants provide that and eventually draw more people into their way of thinking by bending their religion to fit their idealogical beliefs and needs. In other words they are using other people to fight their idealogical battles.