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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (160510)2/10/2003 6:35:07 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1576879
 
Tim -"We didn't sign a ceasefire agreement or other treaty obliging us to get rid of our WMD.

Also there is the purely practical self interest of the US at stake. I see nothing wrong with acting in that self interest esp. when it is also reduces the threat to other countries."

I highlighted what the Aussie was saying not because I necessarily agreed with him but rather was showing another example of sentiment outside the US.

However, having said that, there is some legitimacy to his comments. We are setting ourselves up to be policeman to the world when no one gave us the job. Secondly, we have also become judge and jury......again without anyone's permission. These are dangerous precedents. You can argue that its good for America and what's good for America is good for the world. But thats all a load of trash........we are using our sole power to do whatever we want.......much like any belicose superpower.

And let me ask you now that we have set this precedent in the world......why stop with dissident countries like Iraq. Why not bring that precedent on home? Why not round all the suspected criminals in our society, take their guns away and put them in jail.

And then we could go after others......say like suspected pedophiles and other people we don't think 'fit' into society. There is no limit to what we can do with this precedent.

ted
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