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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: NightOwl who wrote (126904)3/22/2004 6:05:59 AM
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I thought I had acknowledged the possibility of the 5% solution and worse quite awhile back?

I had doubts to what extent you trust a democratic nation to do it after you wrote:

From my view of history it appears quite obvious that, if given the chance, this war-time flip flopping is what a democracy does 9 times out of 10

If vital interests are at stake I don't see any reason why democracies should be less blood-thirsty than other constitutional setups.
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