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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
And what of the support for those "zany" terrorists among Western Muslims? A recent poll showed that 24 percent of British Muslims across all age groups (even more for those under 30) believe the terrorist murder of 52 innocent civilians in the UK subway on 7/7/2005 was justified b/c of the UK's political stance concerning Iraq, and 17 % said they "didn't know" when asked if it was justified. 41% of Muslims living in a developed Western nation aren't against the slaughter of innocents by terrorists? I have yet to see any evidence of widespread condemnation by Muslims of terrorism no matter what the socio-economic circumstance and whether their leader is a crusty old Sheikh or Tony Blair. You could throw all the money, booze, hot women, free sex and a lives of luxury at them, and you'd still have support for the eradication of Israel and support for people who blow up pizzerias filled with kids.
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If the middle east were developed (like Malaysia) we wouldn't have these problems. These middle easterners are upset because their homelands are screwed up and they believe the west is either totally or partially responsible. If their homelands were developed stable democracies (or at least somewhat democratic growing capitalist economies) like Malaysia they wouldn't have anything to complain about (and they wouldn't have had to migrate to find or better life, and could migrate back).
There were all sorts of terroist groups in Western Europe and Japan after the war (red brigrades etc.) but as those econonies developed and became prosperous again the steam just dissapated from those groups (and from their support).
However, as far as Israel is concerned, no amount of economic growth and development is ever going to make middle easterners accept Israel or its right to exist. As far is Israeli security is concerned, they might be better of keeping the entire middle east poor and underdeveloped.
