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Old 09-30-2004, 12:41 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ZFBoxcar
Asked is a very vague term. Clearly the Mullahs aren't going to ask for help. Which organization that would ask for help are you referring to? Why is their opinion relevant? A "country" is not capable of asking for help.
Wow! Touchy people here today! Someone said earlier that if Iranians ask for help, they hoped the US would help. I realize a country can't ask for help, but I also said, earlier, a country or group.

I was speaking in generalities, differentiating between people/groups/ organizations/movements/etc... who ask for help, as opposed to people/groups/ organizations/movements/etc... who have their fate decided by outsiders, without ever, ever having asked for any assistance from outsiders.

As to whether the opinion of a group/nation/movement/ect. is relevant, how can it not be when considering aid. Shouldn't all opinions be examined, considered before acting, lest we act out of ignorance?
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