Monday, October 29, 2007
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Martin Kramer: World War IV? - '...we have underestimated the resourcefulness of our enemies in exploiting our desire for democracy. Neoconservatives continue to deny the obvious: our Islamist enemies turn every "democratic" opening into their opportunity. Norman Podhoretz rightly pillories Jimmy Carter for having sacrificed the shah of Iran and allowed Ayatollah Khomeini, a "radical Islamist despot," to seize power. The "blind" Carter administration "thought the United States would be better off without allies like the shah." Alas, this blindness is perfectly emulated today by those who would cast aside Egypt's Husni Mubarak on the off-chance that the Muslim Brotherhood will not replace him. Democracy promoters compete with jihadists in denouncing the evils of the Saudi monarchy, Pakistan's president, and even Jordan's king...'
