Reply #93: the problem in the middle east doesn't stem from a university's opinions.

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it comes from the actions of the United States for decades, and our legacy of removing the secular, nationalist (note: NOT Islamist), democratically elected leaders and replacing them with brutal dictators.

this wave of islamism that we're currently swept into is a product of our own creation. thus, i find it more prudent to stand up against it, and aggressively. There was a time in the not so distant past where Islamism was hardly a force, and men like Nasser and Mossadeh were pushing the Middle East forward. We need to push their legacy, and oppose vehemently the one that M.A. is trying to carve out.