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Interesting episode although Beck didn’t reveal anything I didn’t already know. I’m not sure I agree so much with his analysis overall. I do not believe China and Russia have the means to involve themselves too much in the Middle East right now nor do I believe that China is going to get past India quite as easily as Beck assumes. I also don’t think that American hypocracy plays as large a role as Beck thinks it does. My impression is that the Arabs and the world at large don’t like America because
1.) America is rich and powerful and doesn’t have to listen to anyone and they don’t even bother pretending to.
2.) America is the most conservative/Christian country in the world.
3.) America supports Isreal.
4.) America is not Muslim.
5.) America is hypocratical and backs regimes that oppress the people.
Out of all these reasons America hypocracy, at least in my mind, is the least important issue. And I think that unless the American are prepared to have their military posted long term in all these countries to to keep the peace, which we have seen through Iraq that they are not, then the reality is that they will have to either back dictators that at least practice moderate foriegn polices and keep the regional peace, or they should be prepared to wage war with a united Arab/Muslim confederacy bent on destroying Isreal. To me, this is the reality of the world, even if it offers no good solution. I would back the Americans taking over and staying for a generation until a new generation had been brought up that wasn’t brainwashed. But that’s not likely to happen.
Comment by Tristan | February 1, 2011
hypocrisy
Comment by Tim | February 1, 2011
My bad.
Comment by Tristan | February 2, 2011