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Old 06-12-2009, 06:59 PM
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Fact and opinion are not equal and the same, nor blindly interchangable.

If I say "The earth is flat", you have every right to challenge that assertion and ask me to post some empirical evidence that the earth is flat. Or you can post evidence that shows the earth is not flat.

However, posting another person's web blog, where that person says, "I think the earth is flat, too!" is not evidence that the earth is flat.

Try reading the other thread about "intellectual honesty" in discourse and debate.
except Obama's long time minister, Obama's staff who claimed unemployment wouldn't surpass 8% etc. etc.

Now explain to me what Carter gets and why he thinks Isreal is the worse violators of human rights in the world. You must agree as you seemed to hug his book like a Right Wing Christian hugs his bible.
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Old 06-12-2009, 07:16 PM
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Now explain to me what Carter gets and why he thinks Isreal is the worse violators of human rights in the world. You must agree as you seemed to hug his book like a Right Wing Christian hugs his bible.
I explained "what Carter gets" in the previous post. Here it is again:

"Obama has a strong interest in, and understanding of, the myriad of complexities involving the various countries in the middle east. Tribal relations, power struggles, economics, historic, religious, etc. Carter had (and has) the same. Both "get it" - that it's an incredibly complicated, multi-layered area of the world."

Obama - with his family history, having an understanding of Muslim culture - that helps him "get" the middle east, too. His speech in Cairo was broadly hailed in the middle east as he showed his understanding of area idiosyncrasies. He is intelligent and articulate regarding general middle eastern area concepts, and the middle east even points it out.

Carter, through the years of his Presidency and since, also has a strong and complex understanding of middle eastern issues.

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and why he thinks Isreal is the worse violators of human rights in the world. You must agree as you seemed to hug his book like a Right Wing Christian hugs his bible
You should probably stop assuming what other people think or agree to. Makes you look silly.

If you want to discuss the state of Isreal, and the best way to achieve middle eastern peace in it's various regions - go for it and open a different thread about it.

It has nothing to do with what I posted about Obama, and mentioned about Carter.
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Old 06-12-2009, 07:22 PM
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You should probably stop assuming what other people think or agree to. Makes you look silly.
So he gets it but you don't agree with his view that Isreal is the worse violator of human rights in the world or you do? Very simple question. Your answer was a bit Sybil-like IMO
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So he gets it but you don't agree with his view that Isreal is the worse violator of human rights in the world or you do? Very simple question. Your answer was a bit Sybil-like IMO
I don't care to get into a discussion regarding Isreal. That has nothing to do with what I posted originally about either Obama or Carter.

I categorize several US foreign statesmen as brilliant with a deep, obvious and/or exceptional understanding of particular countries, the local and locally international politics, their leaders, the personalities involved, and areas of foreign policy.

That doesn't mean I agree with all their foreign policy decisions, no, not at all.
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I don't care to get into a discussion regarding Isreal. That has nothing to do with what I posted originally about either Obama or Carter.

I categorize several US foreign statesmen as brilliant with a deep, obvious and/or exceptional understanding of particular countries, the local and locally international politics, their leaders, the personalities involved, and areas of foreign policy.

That doesn't mean I agree with all their foreign policy decisions, no, not at all.
Spoken in perfect Bill Clinton language. And it was a simple yes/no answer not meant to be a discussion.
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Spoken in perfect Bill Clinton language. And it was a simple yes/no answer not meant to be a discussion.
Dell: I think Obamas' Cairo speech was terrific, well-received, showed a knowledge of the region, and moved the US back up in the eyes of the international stage.
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Dell: I think Obamas' Cairo speech was terrific, well-received, showed a knowledge of the region, and moved the US back up in the eyes of the international stage.
Boy, that answers my Carter question perfectly.
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Dell: I think Obamas' Cairo speech was terrific, well-received, showed a knowledge of the region, and moved the US back up in the eyes of the international stage.
So the Chinese and Russians and British and Italians and greeks and Indians and canadians and mexicans and Brazilians and Japanese and Dutch and Polish and Germans and other non muslim countries were all so impressed with Obama's speech they have moved us up the the World BCS rankings?
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