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Subject:	Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:20:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote: > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote: > > > > But overthrowing Saddam in itself is not "unjust". > > > > > > Would you mind providing why you think this? > > > > That he is a genocidal tyrant that has additionally invaded two of his neighbors > > soley to steal their resources springs to mind. > > Much of which he did with US support. If you'll modify that to "some" rather than "much", I'll agree (mostly support to him being a thorn in the side of Ayatollah wackos in Iran, but then, there's a certain sense of deja vu in the U.S. screwing around with things there, too). > > > > Or are you saying that Saddam's > > actions are "just"? > > Seriously, was he any worse in 2003 than some of the human rights abusers Bush > supports today? I’m talking about countries like Saudi Arabia, Israel, > Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Are you saying that if Saudi Arabia, Israel, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan throw people off a cliff that makes it okay for Saddam to do so, too? I take it, though, that your answer is that you don't view Saddam's actions as "just". -->Bruce<--

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		Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
(...) No. I'm saying why oppose Saddam whilst supporting other problem countries. Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
(...) Umm.. I think his concept is that if we overthrew Saddam b/c he was abusive to his population, we should overthrow the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan as well. If nothing else, it shows a lack of consistency in the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
(...) Much of which he did with US support. (...) Seriously, was he any worse in 2003 than some of the human rights abusers Bush supports today? I’m talking about countries like Saudi Arabia, Israel, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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