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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > > I reject that even if the sanctions actually *caused* the death of even 1
> > > > child that it's the fault of the imposers of the sanctions for the deaths.
> > > > The *fault* lies with the lawless dictator Hussein, not the US.
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> > > >
> > > > Do you still stand by that?
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> > > Yes.
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> > Do you disagree with this comment:
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> > "Just because Saddam Hussein doesn’t care about the children doesn’t mean
> > that it is acceptable for us to punish the innocent and helpless when he
> > hides behind them. We should confront dictators face-to-face rather than
> > adopting policies that are harmful to children and the people of Iraq."
>
> No, I do not disagree with this comment. There is no inconsistency with what
> I am saying, either.
Even when it is put in context (which you deleted):
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It was made by a Libertarian Congressional Candidate 2000. He was apparently
against the "violence and economic sanctions perpetrated by our government’s
policies towards Iraq".
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> The sanctions are ineffective, but are not a
> "punishment" any more than a fence is a punishment to a cow.
It depends on how big the space within the fence is. Do you agree?
Now, lets return to the rest of my message which you deleted:
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Justin Raimondo (a fellow of the Center for Libertarian Studies, CA)
described the sanctions thus:
"...mass murder, comparable in scope to the famine unleashed by Stalin
against several million kulaks. After six years of a near-total economic
embargo, the once thriving Iraqi middle class has ceased to exist, and a
country once proud of its modernity is being dragged down into the lowest
rungs of the Third World."
Does anyone actually agree with you on this?
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Do you agree with Mr Raimondo?
Scott A
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| Scott, How bullheadedly DENSE are you going to be? You only seem to be this stupid when answering Larry's posts, I think it's time you at least try to engage your brain before answering any posts from him... (...) SO WHAT?!? Larry has repeatedly (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No, I do not disagree with this comment. There is no inconsistency with what I am saying, either. The sanctions are ineffective, but are not a "punishment" any more than a fence is a punishment to a cow. (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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