You know what, when I’m wrong, I’m wrong!
Another example of the survey’s absurd bias: Israel places No. 119, ahead of only Sudan and Iraq. But of course most Israelis would like nothing more than to live in peace, as would their leaders. They are forced into frequent wars because they are surrounded by enemy states, almost all of which The Economist reckons as more “peaceful”–including Iran, which comes 22 places above Israel despite its pursuit of nuclear weapons and its president’s vow to “wipe Israel off the map.” Syria, at No. 77, actually places well ahead of the U.S., despite its support for terrorists in Iraq, Lebanon and Israel.
I know people who have sold their work to the Economist Intelligence Unit from Indonesia, and they didn’t seem bad at all — but once again, the Admiral is beat back, just too pompous and overextended to last for the long haul. ( Credit Kent’s Imperative, who has similar concerns about EIU. )
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