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• Monday, July 6, 2009 05:59 AM

  Of Course

  When has supporting a radical islamic militancy against an opressive communist oligarchy ever proven to be a bad decision on the the part of the U.S.

  Yes, if the Uighurs were Christian, and my aunt had testicles, they would likely have more support in the U.S. and she would be my uncle.

  If the Uighurs were jews, or Budhist, they would likely be in the same boat (just like those Budhists in Tibet)a cause celeb perhaps, and certainly something we wring our hands about (teribble business that) but not something that we raise to the point of screaming.

  The issues with Uighurs at Gitmo of course is unrealted to our general feelings towards the Uighurs, since as a general rule we do not support terrorism in persuit of political goals (anymore) no matter how noble those goals may be. While it is generally accepted that the Uighurs at gitmo were not terrorists, or at least not terrorists with their eyes on the U.S., they still maintained associations that some politicans and voters were uncomfortable with.

  Support for anti-communist insurgencies in China are generally not given much attention from the U.S. anymore regardless of their philosophy. China is too strong a partner, both for global prosperity and global peace, and we sait ourselves, much as we do with Russia, with the knowledge that they used to be much worse.

  —Clockwork Smurf Read Clockwork Smurf's other letters
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