Ricardo just gave you the clap.
--- Ricardo Aráoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill Arnold wrote: > > > >> Therein was, and is, the appeal of what we've > done: To give others > >> that right. Certainly, average Iraqis and > Afghanis had no such power > >> before either invasion; now, despite the > upheaval, they do. > > > > > > Are you still running around with the 'Mission > Accomplished' banner? > > Aren't you aware that there is a civil war going > on right now in Iraq - > > and that, not the occupier - will decide the fate > of the Iraqi gov't? > > > > Here's the thing: nobody, not I or anyone else, is > saying that Saddam > > was good guy and that having him in power was a > good thing. The issue, > > the problem, was over how change was to be brought > about. My POV is that > > we would have gotten the desired result by > fashioning our own society > > into an irresistible model, i.e. leadership by > example. With > > communications making the world smaller and > smaller, the things we do > > (or don't do) become more and more observable. In > the USSR, the > > photocopier machine had as much to do with the > collapse of that regime > > as any other factor. The truth, the facts, will > eventually reach the > > people, and if the picture it paints is appealing > enough, people will > > move towards it all on their own. > > > > CLAP CLAP CLAP !!!! Hear Hear! > > If you behaved that way they a lot of people would > admire you instead of... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > Christmas gifts for Real Americans Free Shipping for orders over $50 http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

