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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: boris_a who wrote (124460)2/7/2004 8:07:57 AM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
<<I'd really like to see a world, where the people and the people only has the right to decide whether to go to war or not.>>

You are speaking Democracies then.
Where the voice of the people is tranfered to and lies in the hands of a Congress.
Alaska cannot declare war, nor can Hawaii even if every voice there demanded a war.Neither can any resident prevent
a war or refuse to support it , if Congress deems one is needed.

In many cases war is forced upon us, and cannot be avoided as was so in WW1 and WW2.
Saddam got caught in a time warp, became another victim of the 911 attack which failed because it was too successful and also because it was unsuccessful.
Every Congressman was a target of the airplane that did not quite reach Washington and will never forget it.
The fact we do have enemies and they will destroy us if they can, using any method no matter however devastating, heinious, or banned by generally accepted rules of warfare of the Geneva Convention.
Saddam had a bad year, 2003. He can trace the start back to OBL.Thats fate.
Pretended to have lots of WMD's, by refusing to prove what he did with them.
Did not tell the UN about his nuclear programs until 1995,
when he suddenly discovered 2 million pages concerning their development.
Launched airplanes and missiles at our patrol aircraft.
But I digress...
Saddam was an elected ruler with 100% of the vote.
In addition to a Democracy it requires a free press for people to have a voice in important matters. Baghdad Bob did not qualify as free press.
We have it, some dont.
Sig
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