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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (215381)1/19/2005 3:27:02 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (1) of 1574668
 
Hi tejek,

you said:
However, we have to remember that we did not start out as free as we are now. It took time......lots of it. Democracy doesn't always happen in one fell swoop.

I couldn't agree with you more. Why is it that you believe that Iraq should be a successful after only 2 years of U.S. intervention then? I hear you and other declaring Iraq a disaster after only 2 years, but it takes time to build a Democracy. The true conclusion on Iraq will only come after 10-15 years, not within 2 years.

As far as our history with Iran goes, I agree. We misplayed our hand there badly for many years. But you have to admit that this thing goes both way. Khomenie and now Khamenei have made it impossible to have a true thaw in relations between our countries. And remember Rafsanjani still holds quite a bit of sway in Iran and he is as virulent as Muslims come.
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