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To: TigerPaw who wrote (3025)	7/24/2003 12:09:48 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

So you think it was "rational" for Iraq and Iran to fight each other? Is it this type of rationality that supports your argument? Do you think it rational that N Korea, with its starving masses, arguably one of the poorest nations per capita, should have one of the largest and best equipped military forces in the world? Does this support your argument?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (3025)	7/24/2003 3:06:12 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 20773

Excellent critique of imperialism from right-winger Justin Raimondo: <<< . . . Lowry enthuses over what a great deal European imperialism was for the downtrodden peoples of, say, Africa, although I'm almost sure he wouldn't want to bring the Belgians back to the Congo ( crf-usa.org ), or the Spanish, for that matter, back to the Southwest United States (although perhaps, with a little coaxing, they could be persuaded to take Mexico in hand….) What he doesn't mention, however, is that it wasn't such a great deal for the Europeans. The economic benefits of imperialism accrue only to certain politically favored entities and individuals, while the economic health of the commonwealth suffers in the long run. An empire must be policed, maintained by an administrative apparatus, and militarily defended: imperialism is essentially a policy of endless war. The costs far outweigh whatever prerogatives and peripheral benefits come with the imperial purple . . . >>> antiwar.com When the term "American interests" is bandied about by war-mongers, they really mean the interests of a handful of people in selected positions. Tom