Moammar Gadhafi and Libya

Tangerine said:
You don't believe that two decades of heavy Western presence in Iraq has played any role in the exposure to western culture?
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Nope, very little if any.

This has nothing to do with our presence over there. This has everything to do with the internet and social media. We may have been immersed in the web for the last decade but the middle east is slightly behind us. And after several years of seeing freedom right on their home computers, the young people want a taste of it for themselves.
I think we take for granted the internet and everything it has to offer. Just imagine the world of excitement now available to these young people for the very first time. It's very hard to keep your people oppressed when you can no longer regulate what they see and hear.
 
Tim said:
Nope, very little if any.

This has nothing to do with our presence over there. This has everything to do with the internet and social media. We may have been immersed in the web for the last decade but the middle east is slightly behind us. And after several years of seeing freedom right on their home computers, the young people want a taste of it for themselves.
I think we take for granted the internet and everything it has to offer. Just imagine the world of excitement now available to these young people for the very first time. It's very hard to keep your people oppressed when you can no longer regulate what they see and hear.
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yep....they'll get western music,hollywood movies....shit,more rap and mel gibson fans:willy_nilly:
 
Tangerine said:
You don't believe that two decades of heavy Western presence in Iraq has played any role in the exposure to western culture?
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Like I said before I believe it has more to do with access to things like... cell phones, internet, internet and just to be sure I'll say it one more time... the internet.

I wouldn't give one iota of credit to any " western " presence being in Iraq. I know a lot of Americans would like it to be so but I ain't buying it.
 
Guyzerr said:
Like I said before I believe it has more to do with access to things like... cell phones, internet, internet and just to be sure I'll say it one more time... the internet.

I wouldn't give one iota of credit to any " western " presence being in Iraq. I know a lot of Americans would like it to be so but I ain't buying it.
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dont forget the internet:ninja
 
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