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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (128236)4/2/2004 3:06:25 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Respond to of 281500
 
You got it. If half of what Lincoln did during the Civil War were known by those complaining now, they'd say not a word. The Civil War resulted in the largest expansion of Federal power in American history,

What's bad is that the gov't keeps some of its newly acquired power every time.



To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (128236)4/3/2004 9:19:52 AM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
The decision to go to war, is a decision to suspend the Bill of Rights. It happens every time.

Probably true, to some extent. But going or not going to war is not always optional, unfortunately. Iraq is just a battle in the larger conflict. Armchair strategists - like ourselves - may argue about the wisdom of picking this particular battle. The hard thing is not to miss the forest for the trees.


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