March 10, 2012

US Mideast Policy Needs Scrutiny

[From article]
"How about bombing the bad guys and then staying clear? We just did that to the terrorist-friendly Khadafy dictatorship in Libya. But now that Khadafy is gone, Islamic gangs torture and execute black Africans who supported the deposed regime. British World War II cemeteries that were honored during 70 years of Libyan kings and dictators were ransacked in a “free” Libya.
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It even appears likely that we will keep sending Egypt annual subsidies of more than $1.5 billion — as we have for more than 30 years. Yet anti-American Islamists now dominate Egyptian politics.
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It’s still a crime to publicly practice Christianity in Saudi Arabia. Fifteen of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. Mideast oil costs less than $5 a barrel to produce; it sells for more than $100, largely due to the policies of our allies and OPEC members.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/no_good_answers_h793Fe2g0LOM09uTMTVVSM

No good answers
US stuck with Mideast mess
Victor Davis hanson
New York Post
Last Updated: 12:04 AM, March 10, 2012
Posted: 9:50 PM, March 9, 2012

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