If you missed our discussion last Friday with my old colleague Spencer Ackerman, author of the acclaimed new book, Reign of Terror: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump, you missed something remarkable. It was the rawest, bluntest and most intimate conversation about the culpability of American journalists and policymakers in America’s crimes abroad that I’ve ever been part of. One listener wrote in the chat, “The best conversation I’ve seen on zoom, maybe ever!!!” Another wrote, “‘blown away’ is an understatement.” The credit goes to Spencer; I just asked the questions.
Beinart's depravity is neatly summed up in the following statement: people in the UAE enjoy fewer political rights than people in Iran. In order to enjoy your political rights, it's helpful to be alive. The government of Iran executes thousands of innocent people every year who dare to protest against its oppressive and inhumane policies. Can we say the same about the UAE? Millions from all over the world have come to the UAE for the opportunity it represents. Millions have left Iran for the brutality it represents. People vote democracy with their feet and there is no contest whatsoever between the UAE and Iran. Similarly, the fate of the Iranian people is of no consequence to the likes to the Beinart. They are just rhetorical cannon fodder for the Left.
Beinart's depravity is neatly summed up in the following statement: people in the UAE enjoy fewer political rights than people in Iran. In order to enjoy your political rights, it's helpful to be alive. The government of Iran executes thousands of innocent people every year who dare to protest against its oppressive and inhumane policies. Can we say the same about the UAE? Millions from all over the world have come to the UAE for the opportunity it represents. Millions have left Iran for the brutality it represents. People vote democracy with their feet and there is no contest whatsoever between the UAE and Iran. Similarly, the fate of the Iranian people is of no consequence to the likes to the Beinart. They are just rhetorical cannon fodder for the Left.