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Originally Posted by JP5";p="
After decades and decades of trying diplomacy.....trying to fix things in the Middle East.....trying everything from a hands-off policy to extreme diplomatic intervention........Bush is right in taking a different approach. He's 100% right-on in that "democray" in the Middle East is the ONLY thing that can bring about peace.
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Could you please enlighten me on how you arrived at the conclusion that he's "100% right-on"? Can you show any proof that his meddling has been any better than any other approach? Or give any examples of his successes at same? For that matter, who appointed us to "fix things in the Middle East" anyway?
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Originally Posted by JP5";p="
I don't see how anybody could argue against what he said about freedom and democracy. Human beings, by their very nature, WANT to be free. "Being free" means being able to practice one's religion without being persecuted....and it means being tolerant and respectful of others. Who wouldn't be FOR that?????? And who wouldn't believe it would work??????
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As an American, I believe as you do that freedom and democracy are great. However, there are obviously a lot of people in the world who don't seem to agree. I'm all for helping anyone attain it who act like they want it, but I'm not for forcing it down people's throats at the point of a gun.
I don't understand the arrogance of people like you and the President, who think you have all the answers for everybody on the planet, while at the same time throwing out the words "being tolerant and respectful of others". Do you even think about what those words mean? How is forcing your idea of "freedom and democracy" on other peoples and cultures any different than forcing your religion on them?