Talk:Fouad Ajami
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[edit] Problems I have with this article
It describes the view of critics who describe Ajami as a "neoconservative," with no mention of the fact that he has explicitly disavowed that label in the past-even referring to his "neoconservative friends" during a taping of The Charlie Rose Show-and as an "unabashed supporter" of George W. Bush.
While I agree that he has supported some significant foreign policy decisions made by the Bush administration this makes it seem as if he is a reflexive supporter of every policy pursued by President Bush, which isn't the case.
Also, while I agree that the Arab-Israeli conflict is not his primary area of expertise, and he has focused much more extensively on other historical subjects, to say that he hardly ever comments, writes, or pontificates on this aspect of the modern Middle East is incorrect.
Ruthfulbarbarity 02:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Ajami was one of the most politically influential Arab-American intellectuals of his generation well before George W. Bush's presidency, as can be read right in the article vis-a-vis the Huntington dispute. He does not avoid the Arab/Israeli dispute. Ajami's writing style may make him accessible, but does not in itself lead to his political influence. And who are those who argue that his political influence comes from his supposedly unabashed support of Bush?
grthro 21:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
