sharansky

Has anyone read about Sharansky's views on the Israeli settlements in Gaza and the West Bank? I know he was the minister in charge of settlements but I could not any quote for why he thought they were alright. Settlement are one the two things that Israel has done that seem clearly immoral...

His inauguration speech was a Sharansky cut and paste job, apparently. I don't think he really meant a word of it, or he did, but he doesn't actually understand a word of it. http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Bush-urges-Saudis-to-boost-oil-production/2005/04/26/1114462036607.html

The book club threads have not been as lively as I had hoped. I thought I might try to post some of Sharansky's idea to encourage more people to get involved in the book club. All quotes are from Sharansky. Since the book is not online, I have having to type it. Please excuse my errors...

Has anyone ever attempted Sharansky's ideas in the real world? Jimmy Carter claimed to be more idealistically driven but my memory is that he was a supporter of detente. In any case, his foreign policy was a failure. The originally cold war policy of containment seems closer to Sharansky...

The Case for Democracy, by Natan Sharansky. Could China have been brought to reform if we had applied these ideas 30 years ago? What about Syria? Could a regime willing to level a city (Hama) be brought down by Western insistance and monitoring of human rights? Where else in the world do...