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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (144235)4/9/2002 10:23:04 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1578122
 
I meant implement things that improve the lives and economic well being of your enemies.

Trying to improve the lives of your enemies in response to attacks is appeasement. I agree with you that improving the lives of Palestinians will probably reduce terrorism. I probably disagree with you about the extent that it will help. But the idea is simply a non-starter until at least a reasonably sustained cease fire happens, and perhaps until there is some sort of peace settlement. Improving the lives of the Palestinians can help the peace settlement stick but if it is a prerequisite for peace then we have a problem because peace is probably a prerequisite for it.

Because of her alliance with us, Canada has been required to fight wars,

Not really. NATO only requires a response if a member nation is attacked in an area that roughly coresponds to Europe, the Atlantic and North America and the response is "to treat an attack on any member country as an attack on all of them", but it doesn't specify exactly what needs to be done. NORAD is air defense of North America only.

Maybe if you mean the spirit of the alliance rather then any actual agreement. If so I can see what you mean, but Canada hasn't been required to fight wars. Perhaps it has been dragged in to wars...

Tim
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