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Re: War
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 16:38:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason J. Railton writes:
<snip lots of mischaracterisation by Jason and myself>

Let's try to see if we can find the common ground here.

You and Ross agree with me and others that the terrorists who perpretrated
this attack ought to be identified and brought to justice. We just differ on
what that implies and how one would go about it.

I agree with you and Ross that we need to reexamine US policy and reevaluate
who we give support to and who we don't. We just differ on when this ought
to occur timewise (and in some cases, in what direction it ought to move, I
suspect).

Are those fair statements?



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  Re: War
 
(...) Seems a good summation from my POV. (...) No probs there either. I'd prefer not to discuss directions, as I have fairly limited knowledge of America's foreign policy. But I think it's fair to assume that someone's pretty annoyed with it right (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: War
 
(...) That's childish. I could summarise your position as "lets kill lots of people somewhere far away - that'll make everything better", but that would be equally insulting. I certainly don't recommend the US try to march in everywhere to 'right (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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