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Originally Posted by whell
I'm getting weary of the overt and oblique references to Fox news. I've already posted how both parties benefit financially from media contributions. I don't necessarily buy the "media is biased" crap from either the left of the right, in the various forms that the arguments present themselves. Let's move along.
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Were it not for the fact that Murdoch and Co., did conspire to create and fan the flames of this dispute, I would agree with your assessment as to the gratuitous nature of my comment. But since they did, I don't.
http://www.salon.com/news/ground_zer...mosque_origins
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Originally Posted by whell
Yup. Would it have been preferable for the US to control both the electoral process and the outcome of the election?
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Nope. But it is a bit disingenous to actively lobby for and support the election in Gaza and then throw a hissy-fit when the results don't comport with our wishes.
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Originally Posted by whell
We've been kissing but in the Middle East for 50 years. Its become our default foreign policy from one administration to the next. As to whether Saudi Arabia is a true ally, I'd suggest that our policy is that we'd like them to be (as evidenced not only by your gratuitous "smitten schoolboy" comment, but also by President Obama's bowing). In contrast, the Saudi's policy appears to make them our ally when it suits them. You may not agree with the points in the post below, but I suspect they paint the picture pretty well.
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I agree wholeheartedly that our relationship with the despots in the Middle East (and the propping up of said despots) is problematic. Come to think of it, so does Osama bin Laden (and Glenn Beck). I guess everybody agrees on this one including the fellow in your link.
My snide comment about Dubya, the smitten schoolboy, was largely intended to reflect the select outrage of the Right. The Right seems outraged that it might be possible that Saudi helps fund this cultural center two blocks away from an existing mosque . Yet, they stayed mute when their standard-bearer, Dubya, flits down the garden path holding hands with King Abdullah.
As I've noted in several previous posts, I'm quite ambivalent about this "mosque." What upsets me is the cynical manipulation of public opinion on an issue that is constitutionally "cut and dry" and the fact that the American people seem to be such mindless sheep to this cynical manipulation.