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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? |
It's called....MY OPINION. And it's based on the fact that nothing else that's been tried has worked....and that it's human nature for people to want to be free. If they are free there....free to practice their own religions without fear someone will toss them in prison or kill them....and free to make livings as they wish and raise their families and send their kids to school.....why wouldn't that be better?
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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. |
Then you agree with President Bush.....because that's exactly what he stated in his speech!!!!
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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?
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Please read his Inaugural speech again. It says nothing about "forcing" democracy on anyone. In fact, it says that IF a people want and seek democracy, then we'll support them and help them when we can. Pay close attention to this part. Because it's exactly the opposite of what you are claiming he said. Too many Dems and liberals are trying to make it into something it most certainly was not!
"Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way."Pres. Bush...from his Inagural speech