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Re: My Concession (for John mostly)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:32:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > If Iraq turned into the democratic ideal and the shining star of the region,
> > the loss of life and goods may end up having been worth it.
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> Can you cite even one example of where this has happened before? Where else
> have we bombed people into accepting democracy?
One (somewhat) recent success story of US inteventionist warfare was the
spectacular liberation of Cuba from the evil clutches of Spain. And look
how well that turned out!
Dave!
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| (...) Can you cite even one example of where this has happened before? Where else have we bombed people into accepting democracy? True, the absence of precedence doesn't make the occurrence of such a democracy impossible, but I would suggest the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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