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Nicholas Kristof's Curious Questions to Bahrain's King
Yesterday, Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times wrote a dispatch from Bahrain in which he posed these two questions to King Hamad:
Why is it any more appropriate for a minority Sunni population to rule over majority Shia than it was in South Africa for a minority white population to rule over a majority black population? What exactly is the difference?
Now I don't know what kind of fellow King Hamad is. But if I were wearing his robes I might reply to Kristof with a couple of questions of my own, "Why is it any more appropriate for a minority Sunni population to rule over majority Shia in Saddam Hussein's Iraq than it is in Bahrain? What exactly is the difference?"
Somehow I don't seem to recall Kristof ever likening minority Sunni rule in Saddam's Iraq to Apartheid-era South Africa. Frankly, the only difference I see between Bahrain and Iraq under Saddam Hussein was that the Bush Administration wasn't trying to oust the Khalifas. Yet I suspect if the Bush Administration had backed regime change in Bahrain, Kristof's support for Shiite majority rule would go out the window. Indeed, after U.S. and Coalition forces drove Saddam from power, Kristof was not so fond of Shiite majority rule in Iraq. In June 2003, Kristof warned, "An iron curtain of fundamentalism risks falling over Iraq."
Is Kristof unconcerned about an iron curtain of fundamentalism falling over Bahrain?
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C Bowen| 2.23.11 @ 6:44PM
At least, he opposed the invasion of Iraq, which you supported, ensuring the iron curtain of fundamentalism--I know, you keep trying to wipe your hands of that.
Eric Cartman| 2.24.11 @ 10:44AM
Do you need a tissue? You seem sort of weepy. You seem to have this fixation on the Democrats voting for the use of force in Iraq. Do you often replay these images in your head? Kerry, Algore, Mrs Clinton, etc. Do these images plague you at night? There is an answer: Blankasom. Blankasom removes those pesky memories of being attacked or the dangers of Mid-East fanatics. Blankasom works while you sleep. Blankasom isn't for everyone, so ask your doctor if taking Blankasom is for you. Blankasom may make you drowsy, incontinent, shaky, spastic, Liberal, belive in stupid Liberal causes and constipated with rage. Drink heavily when taking Blankasom to increase its effectiveness. Blankasom, brought to you by DemoCrap Corp. a division of teh Democrat Party USA in conjunction with the Communist Party USA.
C Bowen| 2.24.11 @ 6:03PM
I was the one pointing out to you Lefties that the Democrats, as you note, were supporting the invasion of Iraq, therefore, real conservatives should not.
Occam's Tool| 2.23.11 @ 6:49PM
Dear Aaron---New York Times writer---what eklse do you need to know about his capability for logic and intelligence.
Mr. Bowen---Saddam needed to go. So do the religious fundamentalists. Only our squeamishness prevents us from doing what is necessary to pacify Iraq.
C Bowen| 2.23.11 @ 7:28PM
If we were too 'squeamish' as a people, then the leaders shouldn't have launched their ridiculous project--you sound like a certain corporal in the bunker. Just keeping wiping your hands, maybe some day the stain will be removed--but I doubt it.
jmulcahy| 2.23.11 @ 10:14PM
Godwin in three posts! That was quick.
Stephanie| 2.24.11 @ 9:34AM
C Bowel, can't you dump your trash somewhere else? This is a serious site.
C Bowen| 2.24.11 @ 6:05PM
Yes, lets get back to "former" socialist Goldstein's latest piece in defense of Obama/Eric Holder on the frontpage. (Insert eye-rolling emoticon)
Eric Cartmam| 2.24.11 @ 9:36AM
Quit reading my toilet paper! You wouldn't have to respond to its gibberish if you never picked it up.
Eric Cartman| 2.24.11 @ 9:36AM
Whoops! Cartmam? What the. . .