That’s the Spirit!
May 16th, 2008 by Pasha
Philip Carl Salzman argues in Middle East Strategy at Harvard that the fragmentation seen in Lebanon is a manifestation of the Arab “tribal spirit.”
The Conservative Voice’s Alan Caruba dismisses President Bush’s tour of the Middle East, arguing that peace is “not going to happen” because of a root cultural cause which renders Arabs “hard-wired for conflict.”
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies does not argue that peace is not going to happen, but does note that this cultural root cause, which they call “tribalism,” is a significant impediment to change.
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