09-13-2004, 02:33 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Maryland
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Steph,
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I'm saying the US is being rather heavy handed and should concentrate on the economy.
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You are not alone. Many, many people agree with you.
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When people say things like, "And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001" it makes me not want to even enter a debate with them. Rather condescending or patronizing by the looks of it.
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I disagree with you. On the contrary, it would have been condescending of me to recount to you events of which you are already aware, as if you were unaware of them. It was quite reasonable of me to assume that you and everyone else who read my post knew of the events of 9/11.
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OK, you read those 22,000 words and let me know why America gets special consideration.
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I have never suggested that America either does or should get special consideration.
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Let's not forget the CIA trained Osama to fight the Russians. Should actions like this not be considered?
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Of course they should be considered and criticized.
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The foreign policy of America is rather paternal and I think this should be addressed before anyone goes near the Geneva Convention.
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One of the primary purposes of American foreign policy is to maintain and advance American national interests. The same can be said of all sovereign nations. They differ in what they perceive those interest to be.
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