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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Arnott" data-source="post: 49086" data-attributes="member: 304"><p>Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good post. To this point above. I think that in general it is better if change can come from within a country. </p><p>So that the people/culture are represented. </p><p></p><p>I think that to a certain extent, when we went into Afghanistan, we empowered the Taliban. Because we are now (then) an outside force trying to exert our will on their culture, and it forces them (the citizens/culture) to choose between a bad inside force, and this unknown. I think this is one reason why the Arab Spring uprisings were generally speaking quite successful. They all came from inside. </p><p></p><p>No easy answers to any of this. But I lean towards these thoughts. </p><p></p><p>Regards, Jack</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack Arnott, post: 49086, member: 304"] Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news. Good post. To this point above. I think that in general it is better if change can come from within a country. So that the people/culture are represented. I think that to a certain extent, when we went into Afghanistan, we empowered the Taliban. Because we are now (then) an outside force trying to exert our will on their culture, and it forces them (the citizens/culture) to choose between a bad inside force, and this unknown. I think this is one reason why the Arab Spring uprisings were generally speaking quite successful. They all came from inside. No easy answers to any of this. But I lean towards these thoughts. Regards, Jack [/QUOTE]
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