I've had to read it through a couple of times, but I'm still not sure what Friedman is trying to say when he posits that Egypt must decide between a future like India's rather than Pakistan's.
Obviously Thomas thinks India is the model Egypt should aspire to.
Why? Why would they set the bar that low? Right now they have a higher GDP per capita, longer life expectancy, and lower infant mortality.
Perhaps India should aspire to be more like Egypt?
Ah, but India has an "inclusive democracy", as evidenced by a Muslim being appointed as intelligence chief. That, according to Friedman, would be akin to Egypt appointing a Coptic Christian to that post; "preposterous!"
Well, no more preposterous than Israel appointing a Muslim as the next Mossad boss.
Maybe Israel should aspire to be more like India too?
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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