More on Uzbekistan

Matthew Yglesias weighs in on the Uzbekistan issue. He mentions the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which may have been involved in last spring's terrorist attacks in Kyrgyzstan. However, as this article points out, the main group currently being opposed by the Uzbek government is the Hizb at-Tahrir, which while fundamentalist believes in non-violence as a way of achieving their goals. The argument is that they might one day develop violent intentions. American support for such actions clearly takes "preemptive war" to new heights. Unfortunately, one of the surest ways to persuade people to turn to violence is to attack them.