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Old 11-07-2005, 02:26 AM   #106 (permalink)
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First and free elections!!! What abt the people dying on the road???
What about them in this context? One does not obviate the other.

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Old 11-07-2005, 02:31 AM   #107 (permalink)
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What about them in this context? One does not obviate the other.

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Its does,the violonce on the street will render democracy useless.
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First and free elections!!! What abt the people dying on the road???
Like, Red herring
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Old 11-07-2005, 02:52 AM   #109 (permalink)
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US is huge,financial and military super power house.Everyknows that and almost everyone acknowldges that.
But pls donttry to make US the moral police of the world and be sure that its right only bcoz america is doing it




If america can/did a mistake 14 years ago then i wud say that its still suspectable to doing wrongs.
Seeing as how you've refuted only the things you imagined I said, I really have no response.
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I'm not ignoring you Bulgaroctonus, BTW. I just don't have time tonight to do a response justice.
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Old 11-07-2005, 03:13 AM   #111 (permalink)
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Seeing as how you've refuted only the things you imagined I said, I really have no response.
No i havent refuted anything.I am just responsding to your post. As i undertstand it most of the posts of urs gives out a message that since US is doing it ,it has to be right.
My comments are just a response to that,nothing more.
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Its does,the violonce on the street will render democracy useless.
How so?

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Old 11-07-2005, 03:43 AM   #113 (permalink)
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I'm not ignoring you Bulgaroctonus, BTW. I just don't have time tonight to do a response justice.
I don't care, I'm surprised you're even still awake. I have to do a big paper, that's why I'm still dropping in at these late hours. I don't know what keeps you up.

I still have plenty of threads I don't have time to reply properly to.
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Old 11-07-2005, 03:46 AM   #114 (permalink)
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No i havent refuted anything.I am just responsding to your post. As i undertstand it most of the posts of urs gives out a message that since US is doing it ,it has to be right.
Please find me such a post. I'd never say something so stupid. The US government takes certain actions. I support some of them and oppose others. I support the Iraq war. You don't seem to understand why I do. It's not just because "the US is doing it." But rather because I believe it is objectively right which is based on the facts. Most of the time I support my countries actions. That's because most of the time my country is right on the facts.

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My comments are just a response to that,nothing more.
But the above doesn't come even close to describing the complexity of my beliefs. It's a cheap simplification based on prejudice and lack of understanding.
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I don't know what keeps you up.
I'm up every night. Part of the Poker Player/College Student lifestyle I guess. I'm working on a research paper for my Literature class tonight.
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I'm up every night. Part of the Poker Player/College Student lifestyle I guess. I'm working on a research paper for my Literature class tonight.
Oh well, we're both burning the midnight oil. Good luck with your paper.
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Old 11-07-2005, 05:11 AM   #119 (permalink)
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Wrong, but since you know nothing about the US you wouldn't know that.
I know as much about America as you do about Europe.
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We made a mistake 14 years ago and now we are fixing it along with the mistakes made by Europeans about a century ago that created the state of Iraq which never should have existed to begin with.
No, you are fixing mistakes you made in 2003
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oh please... They were bribed into "foreseeing" it I suppose?
You mean as Mr. Cheney was bribed by Halliburton to foreseen WMD to get oil contracts in Iraq. Clean your own house up before you judge others.
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I call them immoral.
If you think that countries that did not support the war are supporting terrorism, you have IMO the wrong way of looking at things. The fact is Iraq product more terrorism and until today didn't solve nothing and don't give some BS on freedom. What is freedom if you can enjoy it because of fear for your life? It's true that majority of Iraqis say they like the new political freedom, but you forget they also say that overall situation was better under Sadam. When Iraqi Shia dominated government won't need you in Iraq any more then they will stab you in the back.

There is a lot of different approach to combat terrorism and most Europeans think the US approach is the wrong one. If you can't respect another opinion and then call those countries immoral...well I can't do nothing about it, but say you are wrong.
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The hell I do. We are better off without the French and the Germans, both militarily and politically. Don't assume what my opinion of sometime is based on you misunderstanding of America.
Then stop b****** about France and Germany as if they stabbed you in the back. I assume you opinion is based on misunderstanding of Europe and the problem of terrorism. You have a different opinion, fine... I respect that but don't drag someone into dirt because he doesn’t agree with you.
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I know as much about America as you do about Europe.
Then we should both shut up. You first bud.

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No, you are fixing mistakes you made in 2003
Yes, but not in the way you think.

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You mean as Mr. Cheney was bribed by Halliburton to foreseen WMD to get oil contracts in Iraq. Clean your own house up before you judge others.
You’re misinformed. Willfully it would seem. That you state such complete nonsense as fact is amusing.

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If you think that countries that did not support the war are supporting terrorism,
Not supporting isn't my problem. You know that too.

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The fact is Iraq product more terrorism and until today didn't solve nothing and don't give some BS on freedom. What is freedom if you can enjoy it because of fear for your life?
The vast majority of Iraqis aren't in any more fearful for there lives then they were before the war. Murders are just reported by the world press instead of being hidden in Saddam’s back rooms. Most of Iraq is relatively peaceful. That’s not important to you however. So feel free to ignore it.

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It's true that majority of Iraqis say they like the new political freedom, but you forget they also say that overall situation was better under Sadam.
What? No.

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When Iraqi Shia dominated government won't need you in Iraq any more then they will stab you in the back.
I'm amazed how many leftist beliefs are based on nonsense predictions of the future.

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There is a lot of different approach to combat terrorism and most Europeans think the US approach is the wrong one.
Do you really think I care even a little about the opinions of Eurolanders?

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If you can't respect another opinion
Being wrong with a lot of other people doesn't deserve respect. Laughter maybe, but not respect.

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and then call those countries immoral...well I can't do nothing about it, but say you are wrong.
That's right that's all you can do because there is no substance or understanding behind your positions only ideology and ignorance. You know nothing about America and you don't have a clue what's going on in Iraq.

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Then stop the facts about France and Germany
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as if they stabbed you in the back. I assume you opinion is based on misunderstanding of Europe and the problem of terrorism.
You really have no idea what you're talking about.

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You have a different opinion, fine... I respect that but don't drag someone into dirt because he doesn’t agree with you.
How did I do that? You started this little discussion as I recall. I said Europeans had ****ed up the world. Your retort was that America does the same thing. You didn't even engage my point. So don't give me any crap about how noble your argument is.
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