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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: tejek who wrote (54377)1/13/2007 9:02:30 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
"Pictures do not lie. Video clips don't lie. Statistics don't lie. All of these metrics support the premise that things are very bad in Iraq."

Firstly. it is naive to think these things cannot misrepresent or lie. History is replete with the lie to that naivity.

Secondly, of course things are bad in Iraq. We wouldn't be there if they were good--such as in Alberta or Arkansas.

I cannot help but wonder: I know you cannot speak for all the people whom bitch and spit. But are you an isolationist, or do you believe that civilized nations should consider intervening to prevent the political murder of women and children in sovereign nations? Surely you believe in that intervention within your own country--RIGHT??

So, protecting civilized values in other countries is different--I agree. But is self defense the sole consideration justifying intervention on behalf of the innocent? What do you think?
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