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I parrot a friend, who asks: "I wonder what folks here in America would think if it ended up that we sent our forces into Iraq only to help give birth to a Iran-style theocracy?"
I keep seeing this sort of story and thinking 'Could we really stand by idly as these guys put women into burqas?' And another part of me says 'Respect for soveriegnty is a pretty basic value in today's world.'"
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Could we stand by? We're standing by right now. That's a fact. Whether it is right to do so is the only thing that's up for discussion.
Posted on August 12, 2005 8:27 AM
Short of becoming true imperialists, we are forced to stand by.
Posted on August 12, 2005 9:39 AM
We're a defacto empire right now... is it really worth it to pretend otherwise?
Posted on August 12, 2005 10:55 AM
Bull. We never have been. Back it up...
Posted on August 13, 2005 10:22 AM
Women in Iraq don't control the oil, so we don't care. It's that simple, IMO.
Posted on August 13, 2005 4:55 PM
Sue,
I wouldn't say that to my "adopted son" in Iraq right now. He might just disagree with you very firmly.
Posted on August 13, 2005 10:04 PM