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gum arabic (was Re: War)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 3 Oct 2001 08:43:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > Scott A wrote:
> > > > Not at all. If one makes mistakes (and we all have), must one feel bound to
> > > > continue making those same mistakes just because they once did?
> > >
> > > Why not fix the mistakes 1st, before starting a new mess?
> >
> > Because one can't afford to fix every mistake one has ever made. Do you
> > think the UK should fix all of the mistakes it made with it's
> > colonialism? Who is going to fix the mistakes the Romans made with their
> > colonialism (after all, some of our modern troubles do derive from those
> > mistakes)? Who's going to fix the mistakes that prehistoric man almost
> > certainly made that we have very little idea about, but which certainly
> > had ramifications still being felt today?
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> Heck no - I'm talking about the current messes.
Frank,
Here is an easy one to fix. Try to read the whole text, look at the claimed
impact that "mess" has had on the whole country:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4268146,00.html
Scott A
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> Why build bases in places like Saudi-Arabia? Because of their love for
> democracy. Why support Israel? Why continue the current mess in Iraq. Why
> seek the extradition of an individuals without showing any evidence to
> support it. Why are the northern alliance our new friend - because they are
> enemy's enemy... we made the same mistake with SH!
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> It is hypocritical to treat people in this way, and then complain about
> civil liberties at home or claim to be fighting for freedom or democracy.
> I’m not saying the US is the sole culprit here, others are also to blame.
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> Scott A
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| (...) to (...) things right rather than dragging our feet. We should have supplied the lost meds at the cost that that factory would have while we rebuilt the factory. And we should have paid for the medical expenses and of everyone who has a valid (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Heck no - I'm talking about the current messes. Why build bases in places like Saudi-Arabia? Because of their love for democracy. Why support Israel? Why continue the current mess in Iraq. Why seek the extradition of an individuals without (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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