Comments on: Taliban tortures 17 year old girl in Pakistan

By: Snaggle-Tooth Jones

Snaggle-Tooth Jones — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:22:00 +0000

You know, that has to be the most exceedingly glaring example of a straw man argument I’ve seen in quite some time.

And say again: you’re a libertarian?

The “blowback” argument is not that Muslims will stop behaving like Muslims if only we get out of the Middle East and end our blind support of the State of Israel. The “blowback” argument, a commonsense argument which is based the observation of basic human nature, is that Muslims would be far less likely to commit acts of terrorism HERE IN THE UNITED STATES if only we’d stop f&@#ing about in their nations. Quit giving them *reasons* for revenge, and maybe they’ll *stop taking* revenge. What they do on their own turf is their business. We aren’t global moral police, however much the neocons want us to be.

Let Muslims be Muslims. But over there, not over here (hence the “separationist” principle supported by Lawrence Auster, Srdja Trifkovic and other paleocon thinkers). And don’t piss them off. Sounds pretty libertarian to me, David. What say you?

By: Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:36:45 +0000

This story originally was reported in the Wall Street Journal. It has more to do with Wahabism and Sharia law than any reaction to US policies. I know you were trying to be sarcastic, but its a serious problem throughout the Islamic world.

For an alternative take, see my blog, Notes From a Grumpy Old Man
http://www.notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com

By: Sikander Hayat

Sikander Hayat — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:49:04 +0000

Pakistan is going through a very difficult period and is a victim of terrorism.
If a patient is sick, there is a need to help it recover by medication and not by killing it.
Pakistan needs your help and understanding in this hour of need as we are suffering and want to be the frond of West not enemy.

http://real-politique.blogspot.com

By Sikander Hayat