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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (128200)	4/2/2004 11:13:25 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"I just find it simply amazing that you believe the advocation of democratic principles around the world are not worth fighting (and if necessary, dying) for..." I think the real question is whether it is worth asking other people to die for. Quite a few Americans thought the Spanish Civil War was worth risking their lives for, but that was their choice. They weren't asking other people to take the risk for them. My family comes from a country that is ruled by a dictatorship. Would I be in favor of the US invading that nation and bringing freedom to its people, and the family I still have there? Absolutely not, it is not the US's fight, and asking a US serviceman to fight someone else's battle is, imo, cowardly.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (128200)	4/2/2004 6:19:50 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "You're world is cowardly... Claiming to profess democratic principles, but being utterly unwilling to fight for them (at least until you are forced to do so from your very doorstep)." (a) I don't "claim to profess democratic principles", I proclaim them, LOL. (b) I supported our actions in Afghanistan, so your statement that I am "utterly unwilling" is false. (c) And for pete's sake, use "Your" instead of "You're" when you are [you're] talking about "my" world. -- Carl