*OT* Haim, although I agree that Bush, Sr. did not go far enough in the war with Iraq, one must recognize the multiple horrible experiences America has had in supporting all sorts of small (sometimes radical) opposition groups in challenging political situations. As many times as not, America has supported so-called "freedom fighters", "democrats", etc...only to turn around, and see these groups, once in power, become as bad (or worse) then the previous powers ("devil you know" theory)....Often, America is put in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation...the same groups (read here European governments) who bitch and moan about America's interventionist policies, and America's "power hungry/ignorance of the world" mentality also do a HORRIBLE job cleaning up the smallest of messes in THEIR backyards (read here: Bosnia, former African colonies, etc.). Sure, who wants a world policeman? No one. But there will always be the "grade school bullies" like Hussein, Milosevic who will continue to pull their crap until, unfortunately, someone bigger and stronger has to put them in their place. Usually, America is the big (actually only) kid of the last resort. But I have to tell you, I usually find the (collective) European response (ex-England) appaling to say the least. They (continental Europeans) are frequently unable to take a stand ON ANYTHING politically, and they let guys like Milosevic get so powerful, that it indeed becomes a bit of a challenge to even put these two-bit dictators down....I find the French particularly ridiculous in their lack of spine in these situations...But they do LOVE to criticize the U.S., who by taking action/making the hard decisions, at least have a shot at solving some of these crises.....Neville Chamberlain has been alive and well for many decades in continental Europe...
I got off-track. I meant to say that the U.S. also has its own interests involvedin these decisions, and although I view the Kurd incident as an extremely unfortunate one, (and we likely did make the wrong decision).......being American, I have a hard time ever blaming the "management" of the U.S. for acting in what it perceives as its own best (short-term and long-term) interest. That is what governments do.
Re: Abortion. Well, that's one we should probably take PM. But you can't blame women for opening their legs if you don't also blame men for inserting their penis. Last I checked, it takes 2 to tango (create a "multiplication" problem).
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