Short term thinking :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by AJ (United Arab Emirates), Feb 26, 2012 at 03:44

All those wishing for an early demise of Iran group in the middle east seem not to realise that this only strengthens the rival salafist sunni dogma. These salafists are much more incompatible with peaceful co-existence with other groups.

Promoting the likes of Saudi Arabia and Qatar who are vehemently salafists will lead to more extremism not less.

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	Title	Commenter	Date	Thread
1	Travesty [50 words]	steratos	May 2, 2012 00:50	195380
3	The Cold War [51 words]	Ayla Kosebey	Apr 1, 2012 15:32	194902
1	Kudos to Daniel Pipes [9 words]	Ziggy	Mar 17, 2012 16:12	194464
1	arab leagues or gcc countries tools of western imperialism [99 words]	syed mohammad ali	Mar 4, 2012 05:17	193872
1	Westeern Imperialism No longer a Valid Excuse [265 words]	M. Tovey	Mar 5, 2012 18:54	193872
3	So simple -So Basic [74 words]	Michael Hanni Morcos	Mar 3, 2012 12:53	193840
1	Focusing on what we are FOR [243 words]	Demsci	Feb 29, 2012 08:27	193768
7	What will they remember? What do I remember? [345 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Jeff	Feb 28, 2012 13:26	193747
1	selective memory [105 words]	roger smith	Feb 29, 2012 04:04	193747
	Not true about Kosovo [17 words]	Pez Dispenser	Mar 10, 2012 16:34	193747
	I think we finally found that tiny minority of extremists. [88 words]	Jeff	Mar 10, 2012 18:25	193747
	Well said. [59 words]	Magician of Oz	Mar 19, 2012 21:35	193747
1	consistent moral transparent approach [50 words]	myth	Feb 28, 2012 13:01	193746
2	The situation calls for a moral position by the USA [74 words]	Gabriel	Feb 27, 2012 12:58	193711
2	Jasser and Syria [108 words]	Abdul Ameer	Feb 27, 2012 11:29	193707
	Dr. Pipes, why are you convinced of an Islamist takeover in Syria? [98 words]	Pez Dispenser	Feb 27, 2012 04:26	193705
2	consistency? [212 words]	trans-parere	Feb 26, 2012 22:52	193700
	For Americas Sake. For America. [159 words]	Jay1	Feb 26, 2012 22:22	193699
2	Syria, US, Brotherhood and Jasser [19 words]	steven L	Feb 26, 2012 20:00	193695
3	Reasons to side with Daniel Pipes [69 words]	Stephen Blanton	Feb 26, 2012 19:49	193694
	Right on i.e. your observations and rebuttal IMO [244 words]	skb	Feb 26, 2012 19:31	193693
	I Like It [8 words]	Liz	Feb 26, 2012 19:13	193692
	Iran in the shadows, spotlight on Syria [139 words]	myth	Feb 26, 2012 19:04	193691
	We should help the Syrian people survive their tyrant [179 words]	Michael	Feb 26, 2012 18:16	193690
1	Hear, hear [80 words]	Peter Herz	Feb 26, 2012 15:38	193685
	Another thing [42 words]	Peter Herz	Feb 28, 2012 05:55	193685
	Keeping an eye on Syria [18 words]	Nathan Kravetz	Feb 26, 2012 11:52	193680
	Let them fight it out! [18 words]	mary Connor	Feb 26, 2012 06:20	193665
	U.S. inaction [41 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	changen	Feb 26, 2012 06:20	193664
	Dissent [102 words]	Herbert Caron	Feb 26, 2012 05:40	193662
	Short term thinking [58 words]	AJ	Feb 26, 2012 03:44	193658
	Syrian Free Forces & Syrian National Council are not good [20 words]	Patrick	Feb 26, 2012 03:43	193657
	What is the real goal? [115 words]	Adina Kutnicki, Israel	Feb 26, 2012 02:43	193656
	Syria a friend of ours? [116 words]	Nenette Grunberg	Feb 25, 2012 21:48	193649
	US has caused millions of deaths by its policy of Regime support. [101 words]	IamJoseph	Feb 25, 2012 20:03	193648
1	Arguing of US inaction [179 words]	Nelson D'Silva	Feb 25, 2012 19:27	193645
1	Hear, hear [11 words]	Peter Herz	Feb 25, 2012 19:14	193643
	Agree 100% with your arguments [50 words]	Salomon Mizrahi	Feb 25, 2012 18:36	193642
3	No consistency of U.S. policy [99 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	sara	Feb 25, 2012 17:55	193639
	Why the United States will Not Solve Syria - Damascus is a Lost Cause [222 words]	M. Tovey	Feb 27, 2012 14:10	193639
1	Mr. Pipes could not be more right here. [40 words]	Dan	Feb 25, 2012 17:48	193638
	Agree 100% with your arguments [51 words]	Salomon Mizrahi	Feb 25, 2012 16:07	193637
7	Maybe physical, but not mental inaction? [610 words]	Ron Thompson	Feb 25, 2012 15:02	193636
	Thompson's Important viewpoint [122 words]	Herbert Caron	Feb 26, 2012 06:05	193636
	You are right on the dot [272 words]	Prashant	Feb 25, 2012 14:49	193635
	Agree and good analysis! [20 words]	Westie	Feb 25, 2012 14:48	193634
	Syria: Arguing for U.S. Inaction [71 words]	roland sarkis	Feb 25, 2012 14:06	193633
	Exodus 14:14 [35 words]	Gudrun Eussner	Feb 25, 2012 13:35	193632
2	Wake-up time for America [112 words]	Rebecca Moulds	Feb 25, 2012 12:41	193630
	As usual, I believe Daniel has hit the nail on the head... [18 words]	Gerald A. Honigman	Feb 25, 2012 12:04	193629
1	Take Syria out of the equation [61 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Larry Levine	Feb 25, 2012 11:56	193628
5	Alawites might become future allies in case of partition [109 words]	Henk Twerda	Feb 26, 2012 15:34	193628