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Old 11-15-2007, 05:36 PM   #1
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You often reference your time in the military when considering totalitarianism, yet you desire that America become more militaristic. I can't quite follow your logic. We are to become Prussians to promote liberalism abroad? I'm sorry but your logic is confusing to my scotch saturated brain.

I'm considering the matter of using force to install a government not of a populations choosing and calling it democracy. There were more than enough rifles in Iraq to remove the nut Hussein, if the people there decided he was worse than mob rule. They chose otherwise yet you call your parties imposition democracy.

Libertarianism is a belief system developed in the West and appealing to about 2% of Westerners. Stop selling totalitarianism and calling it libertarianism. It is a marketing ploy aimed at gaining 2% of voters for a debased GOP. It isn't worth your time.
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Old 11-18-2007, 07:32 PM   #2
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I'm considering the matter of using force to install a government not of a populations choosing and calling it democracy. There were more than enough rifles in Iraq to remove the nut Hussein, if the people there decided he was worse than mob rule. They chose otherwise yet you call your parties imposition democracy.
More than one group tried and were always infiltrated and executed. Clinton actively supported a attempt to overthrow him as well and had prepositioned active duty special forces in country as well as undercover agents on the weapons inspection teams. They pulled out at the last minute and the operation fell apart, those involved were identified and many were jailed, tortured, and executed. After OIF 1 we were suppose to back a shia uprising in the south of the country with military support, instead hundreds if not thousands were slaughtered. The military action to attack Iraq had nothing to do with attempting to exert democracy IMHO.
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