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To: Dale Baker who wrote (5146)	12/20/2003 10:00:48 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Yes and this point seems to be the one posted over and over. We supported a lot of so-called friendly tyrants and continue to do so. Every other nation does the same thing. If we sit back and say it's ok to support tyrants or that only the US does this, then we miss the point. Dealing with tyrants is wrong. Those who enslave or harm their own people need to be ostracized, irrespective of their wealth. I agree that we can take steps that might lead to open societies. It can be argued that technology really destoryed the evil empire rather than Ronald Reagan, but that's another few hundred posts that I'm not going to get into <ggg>. My point is sitting back and criticizing the US for everything is hypocritical in itself and does nothing to accomplish solutions. Yes - go after those who are the most threatening and there is a legitimate debate over whether Saddam was the most threatening. But he's gone and good riddance!!! let's go forward.