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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
What an excuse to do nothing or to let sanctions go on for so damn long. Because bad stuff is all over the place and Gee it's so hard to draw lines. You modern day liberals are such pussies.
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If you and bilmore* could please start loudly demanding the tripling of our armed forces (with an even larger increase in troops versed in nation building)** to accomodate all of the necessary activities embodied in your position, I'd appreciate it. Some minimal consistency is required, and given our recent history in enlisting the UN and others who can help throw requisite resources at the problem of rebuilding the can after we've kicked it over, it seems to me like this is place you guys need to start.
Explaining how we'll afford to do this by (I would assume) dramatically increasing spending on soldier pay, etc -- because we know that GWB will never, ever institute a draft --- would be a nice complement to the discussion, too.
Because otherwise I think that this moral indignation of calling everyone else pussies (including, BTW, many of your GOP colleagues who are still somewhat dazed after embracing
realpolitik for decades) is a bunch of happy horseshit.
Gattigap
* And anyone else on this board currently embracing the neocon wet dream of Righting Wrongs Everywhere
** Because, let's face it, one thing that our Iraq experience has taught us is that if we stiffarm the UN and try to rebuild the place ourselves, it's probably a good tactical move to plan accordingly, don't you think?
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