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To: JohnM who wrote (91910)	4/10/2003 3:13:22 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<"You can't talk about democracy and then turn around and say we're going to pick the leaders of this democratic country." > Sure we can. That's what we did in Afghanistan. First we use our army to put "friendlies" in power, then we legitimize it, as best we can. <The best way to bring most Europeans around is through persuasion, not punishment.> But that's not the NeoCon Way. These are people who think of negotiation, just talking to anyone who they have disagreements with, as appeasement.