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To: JohnM who wrote (84926)	3/22/2003 12:50:33 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 281500

> [my excerpt] Michael Ignatieff discusses his support for the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq in the context ending the repression of the Iraqis. A humanitarian and ethical argument would have brought me on board for support of war. But this has not been the stated objective of this invasion. It has always been an after thought to garner moral support for the action. I am sure we'd like to see democratic, humanitarian regimes who's primary goal is support of American interests. But unfortunately we cannot have it both ways. No one can serve two masters. And US foreign policy prefers to have a brutal dictator in charge that whole sells his country over to American interests than one who would keep an eye out for his own people. This principle is often reworded as "US foreign policy favors stability over democracy". As war progresses you will hear greater and greater emphasis on stability over all other issues. ST

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