From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Geo wrote:
> I think you underestimate the draw of freedoms, voting rights, freedom to
> bitch, commercialism, and other western "influences" that
are about to be
> released on that region.. That's what got Iran so worked up over the
> happenings in Iraq at the moment.
>

ROFLMAO. That is what they were saying in 1975. All the Saudi princes were
in southern france & spain whoring etc & the Shah was busy
modernizing Iran....a matter of time before...etc.

Odd then that Khomeni took over Iran in 79.

Adam

> Geo.
>
>> Nope, going to become.
>>
>> I suspect the oscillations are going to get larger not smaller esp with
>> Iraq & the steady rise of the Islamists. Communism as an ideology was
>> easy form islamic monarchies & dictatorships to ignore/defeat. Basically
>> only South Yemen went under. It's much much harder to defeat the
>> islamists esp when a sizeable chunk/ the majority of the a population
>> supports them in principle if not in every action.
>>
>> Saudi, Egypt, Jordan are all very vulnerable at the moment. Syria less
>> so unless the Baathists lose power. The Gulf States less so.
>>
>> All the Palestinian islamists need is a solid supply of weaponry & some
>> good training & steadily these things are coming together.
>>
>> Adam
>
>

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