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    Re: Not the right way to exit? —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) I liked Dave K's response here, so this is just embellishment. As long as we bill ourselves as the world's policeman it is. As soon as cops can't enforce, they lose their power. That's where we are now. But that's the wrong reason. We should (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Not the right way to exit? —David Laswell
     (...) Every wrong? No more than the next guy, which is to say that we shouldn't just ignore them if we have the power to coerce them to go away, and we shouldn't be unwilling to step up and correct them by force if it's unconscionable not to do so. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Not the right way to exit? —Christopher L. Weeks
     (...) This is the sound of complete agreement. And as an example, I think US military should be in Sudan, though it's a little late. Chris (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Not the right way to exit? —Scott Arthur
   (...) What about when the self appointed "cops" start {breaking} the law? (...) One can not always choose which wars we want. The UK went to war with Nazi Germany knowing there was a chance we'd loose. Palestinians attack the IDF knowing they will (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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