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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (19289)	11/10/2004 12:21:24 AM
From: TrueScouse	Read Replies (1) of 312466

(OT) Bob: Where to begin... <There is a huge sense of moral superiority on the part of many Europeans and Canadians.> I don't think it's moral superiority. It's based on having stated a position and sticking to it. There was a clear belief and statement from huge numbers of Europeans and Canadians that the rationale for the invasion of Iraq was based on false information. Saddam Hussein is an evil man who had committed terrible atrocities against the people of Iraq. But to pretend that there were weapons of mass destruction or that Iraq was a threat to the USA was plainly absurd. The "cut and paste" job of some poor sod's Ph.D. thesis from 10 years earlier was the final straw that broke the camel's back in terms of credibility and efforts to justify an unjustifiable invasion. Despite that, some of our governments (e.g. the U.K.) went ahead anyway and used this false information to justify their participation in the invasion. Others such as Canada stayed out -- and I have to say that it was the first time in 34 years of living in Canada that I was REALLY proud of being a Canadian Citizen! This was a principled stance -- but it's an unfortunate reflection of our current view of democracy that it could only have been made by a prime minister who was on his way out! What a sad state our democracy is in... <I simply ask you northerners to question the basis of many of your ideas. Is the data you get from your media accurate? Why won't you allow FOX on your TV - if that is true it is unbelievable to me.> I can see Fox any day of the week. But I much prefer the "less-corporate" networks for finding out what's really going on in the world. The Canadian (CBC) coverage is OK -- but only just. I find I have to follow the BBC and other "infidel" networks -- and of course the Internet -- to really get a feel for what's going on in the world. I prefaced this post with an OT tag -- but maybe it's not so OT after all? The balance of power in the world is shifting rapidly, not only as a result of US foreign policy but also as a result of a major shift in economic power away from the US and towards Asia and Europe. And this of course will have a major influence on the price of PMs. So perhaps we're right on topic after all. Right CD? <vbg> Regards, Howy

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