IMO it was also the ousting of Gadaffi from Libya that spurred on a # of other countries to do the same, making the Arab spring more than just one country.. Originally Posted by garhkalYou could be right...we think our form of government best for all. It is not.
About 100 years ago, Europe was not all that different than the current middle east. We ought not let the Middle Eastern countries do what the European countries did to the world. That would not be in our interest. Originally Posted by kehaarIt was the militant imperial and religious stance of the Turks -- in the Near East -- 600 years ago that forced Europeans to look westward. The rest, as they say, is history. When Odumbo talks about "Islam's role" in America, one needs to be aware that Columbus went west to intentionally avoid the Musselman: the Musselman forced Europeans to look west rather than deal with their imperious barriers to free trade with Far East and their religious hostility against Western Christians.
I love Obama. And he is Cool. 3rd Best President EverYou're ignorantly mistaken, mistake.
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. William Jefferson Clinton
3. Obama Originally Posted by themystic
It was the militant imperial and religious stance of the Turks -- in the Near East -- 600 years ago that forced Europeans to look westward. The rest, as they say, is history. When Odumbo talks about "Islam's role" in America, one needs to be aware that Columbus went west to intentionally avoid the Musselman: the Musselman forced Europeans to look west rather than deal with their imperious barriers to free trade with Far East and their religious hostility against Western Christians.trade routes thru the far east was getting expensive and eurpoeans were looking for cheaper alternatives.
You're ignorantly mistaken, mistake. Originally Posted by I B Hankering
trade routes thru the far east was getting expensive and eurpoeans were looking for cheaper alternatives. Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
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