This is what I don't get. What will instilling a democracy do? It won't magically make them our friends. We've seen that a terrorist organization can be elected to be the ruling power. Does it make a difference if we're attacked by a democracy or dictatorship?
On 2/27/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I never said "bring it on" was a wise choice. I am a staunch conservative > but I do not think that we should have gone to Iraq. That was an obvious > mistake. We should have concentrated our efforts in Afghanistan. Still, > since we are there, I do not advocate the liberal cut-and-run tactic (and > yes, I know there are conservatives who are embracing that tactic, I call it > a re-election ploy). I feel that since we are there we need to get democracy > instilled in that country. I know it is going to take a while and I know > that more men and women will die, and I know that I will be sent there again > (actually I am going to Afganistan next year) and I know that I very well > could be one of the ones dying, but we still need to get things finished in > those countries. > > Bruce > > On 2/27/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Bruce > > > > All of what you say is probably true but still. Given all of that does > > "bring it on" in retrospect seem wise? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:229030 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
