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Smith's prism
Reader comment on item: In Mideast, Bet on a Strong Horse
Submitted by Howard E. Cook (United States), Feb 16, 2010 at 11:15
"Smith's prism" is right on target and sharply focused. We don't like what we see, but wearing blindfolders will not remove it. Ideological sentimentality will not protect us. How "the strong-horse principle may strike Westerners" is irrelevant. How it strikes Islam is the crucial point. Two nukes, one on Mecca, one on Medina, will show the Arab world whether Islam or the West is the strong horse.
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| A response to Dr. Pipes [162 words] | Debanjan Banerjee | Feb 25, 2010 23:23 | 169187 | ||
| The terror groups [145 words] | Joe Six-Pack | Feb 26, 2010 11:50 | 169187 | ||
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| Our dear Deb and Islamic hypocricy [442 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 27, 2010 08:22 | 169187 | ||
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| "Contempt for weakness" [77 words] | Kiel Hesselmann | Feb 26, 2010 17:21 | 169000 | ||
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 Smith's prism [67 words] | Howard E. Cook | Feb 16, 2010 11:15 | 168988 | ||
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