Re: war and peace

[Jon Gabriel]

From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: war and peace
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:17:25 +0100

At 22:22 6-2-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:

I would say that it certainly will be much greater, if just for the
difference in strategic reasons and the ready availability of oil
revenue to the first Iraqi republic to finance its own development.

Why would post-war Iraq be the "first Iraqi republic"? Iraq is *already* a republic.

In more than name only, he means. When the Iraqi people are allowed to hold free elections and power isn't centered around a president who controls his people through lies and fear, they will have a republic. Until then, the term as applied to Iraq really has no meaning.

At nationstates.net, you have a civ called the Free Republic of Europia. (nice income tax rate, btw... 89%?!) :) But the program doesn't always recognize your country as a 'Free Republic' because its leader's actions doesn't always reflect that form of government. By the same token, my Empire/Dictatorship is really just another inoffensive democracy because I leave a lot of day to day decisions to my citizens.
The name is meaningless.

Jon
IMO, 'Empire' just sounded more badass Maru

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