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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (247891)11/9/2007 12:15:14 PM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"The lesson of Vietnam is that we can destroy with military power but we cannot build a sovereign people's nation, or at least not in the image we want."

WW2 proves we can if we really want to destroy but i take your point. Though I agree with you on iraq and nation building, that doesnt mean that it cant be in our interest to fight a war for reasons of national interest even in iraq. You cant use vietnam so you can be a pacifist. There are wars worth fighting and if we cant build democratic institutions so be it.
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