[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by Don Ro
When they are in the majority, they tend to maintain societies that will go to war only after they have been attacked. Tolerance, moderation, and charity are the official virtues of “guilt” societies, and play a part in shaping their educational practice, legislation, and foreign policy.

Shame societies are most likely to attack an enemy who appears weak, rather than strong and threatening. The weak enemy is corrupt, effeminate, and ready to surrender his honor. The enemy’s perceived weakness is like catnip to shame-mongers, as they fantasize about the foe’s humiliation. Since 1947, Israeli-Palestinian relations have oscillated between war and peace, depending on whether the Arabs saw the Jews as shamefully weak or as intimidatingly strong. A brief history of that conflict tells us much about Arab management of shame.

The militaristic, authoritarian Germans and Japanese would not give up their fantasies of global conquest until the “decadent” democracies destroyed their armies, burned and atomized their cities, and sunk their fleets. Their arrogant, shame-obsessed rulers had to be jailed, or hung, before more sensible leaders could be installed.

America cannot allow such a show of weakness in Iraq. The terrorist organizations must be smashed, and their sponsoring nations made to pay the price. If we withdraw in feebleness, triumphant Islamic terrorism will increase catastrophically."
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Don,

VERY GOOD information there. Much of this is spot on and unless a person has lived in an Arab culture they would not know it. The problem is how do we convince the tree huggers that their lunch is going to be eaten when something happens unless we are ready for it?

The moment we show weakness (frigging Sheehan and her friends) they will pounce on it, thinking that the rest of the country feel the same. Well, I know of a few guys and gals wearing a uniform who do not share the same viewpoint and will kick their rear in a heartbeat.

JoeA