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Re: A small rant...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:36:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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Those that risk nothing for freedom do not value it or the sacrifices
of those that did. In other words, the Iraqis needed to decide their own
fate.
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Richard had made this point a while ago elsewhere and I admit that its truth
gave me pause. I still think that liberating the Iraqis was a morally good
thing to do, but I agree that we cannot force them to accept Freedom and
Democracy. It is chilling, sad, downright incontheivable that such a gift
wouldn’t be totally embraced.
JOHN
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| (...) Have you seen how your version of 'democracy' is doing right now? Let's play a game--let's ask people around the world whether they want to be a insert their country here or an American. That would be a poll I'd love to see. Riots in the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I'm getting exactly what I expected: we rolled over Saddam's army in record time with stunningly little losses, but now the venture is increasingly looked on as neo-colonialism (oh hey, let's siphon off a little of that oil because we are due (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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