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--- maurice dmello <[email protected]> wrote: > As far as I believe, democratic constitutuin does not draw from any particular religion. You may be aware of 'christian' majority countries, or the republic of India. Mario replies: What you believe does not matter to the Iraqis unless you are a citizen of Iraq. What business is it of anyone else's what kind of constitution they choose to have as long as it is done democratically and the interests of minorities are protected? Are you aware that Britain is officially a Christian country? Maurice writes: Demecracy should come from within, not under duress. Mario replies: Under the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussain, where a person from a less than 20% minority community controlled over 80% of the people by force, by torturing and killing hundreds of thousands of their adversaries, how did you think that democracy could come to Iraq from within? You obviously prefer a brutal dictatorship, especially for Iraqis. But I doubt you live in such a country. Maurice writes; Sometimes freedom fighters are termed as terrorists, depending on who terms them as such. (Manachem Begin was termed such). Mario replies: There is a vast difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist. A terrorist tries to achieve their goals by targeting and killing and terrorizing innocent civilians. If Menachim Begin did that then he was a terrorist. Freedom fighters attack the government they oppose and it's forces, not innocent civilians. Maurice writes: When one stirs a hornet's nest, the result is expected, however one is prepared for it, is bound to take some hits. Mario replies: If you are talking about Iraq here, the US was fully prepared to take whatever hits were necessary. You obviously would have preferred to let Saddam Hussain continue to torture, kill and loot his people. Maurice writes: One should know the motive. Mario replies: I have no idea whose motive you are talking about here. Maurice writes: Why not liberate some more rouge nations and democratize them? Mario replies: Maybe you are not aware that the US has a new policy where they are proactively going to support people who want to live in freedom and democracy. You don't seem to understand that the US never intervenes until the UN, who is supposed to be responsible for such things, has tried and failed. It took 12 years of letting the UN try and fail in Iraq before the US intervened. >
