The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Iraq, 2007? Or India, 1946?
Fellow Texan Nancy Coppock has found an interesting historical precedent for the current situation in present-day Iraq: Britain's experience with granting self-government to India after World War II.
In both cases there were strong religious factions maneuvering for power--including Muslims. And in India, the British unwisely tried to impose false deadlines on transferring power--a mistake which directly resulted in somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000 deaths.
There are other parallels as well, all pointing to the same conclusion: those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it...
In both cases there were strong religious factions maneuvering for power--including Muslims. And in India, the British unwisely tried to impose false deadlines on transferring power--a mistake which directly resulted in somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000 deaths.
There are other parallels as well, all pointing to the same conclusion: those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Islamist Murderers blow up Kashmir "Peace Train"
In the wake of the Kashmir attacks on the "peace train", Wretcherd does not see a let up in the Islamist murder anytime soon.
Oh, and by the way: somebody try and tell me this is about Israel and Palestine... Face it: wherever they are located on the planet, Islamist nationalists do not play well with others. This is about spreading the 7th century ideology of "Political Islam", no many how many thousands or millions have to die first.
Oh, and by the way: somebody try and tell me this is about Israel and Palestine... Face it: wherever they are located on the planet, Islamist nationalists do not play well with others. This is about spreading the 7th century ideology of "Political Islam", no many how many thousands or millions have to die first.
Labels: India, Islamic Fascism, Kashmir, Pakistan
