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To: tejek who wrote (233300)	5/18/2005 4:50:25 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572472

You are not free if you fear for your life when you go outside your home. You're ignoring the fact that Iraqis and Afghanis have been freed from oppressive, unelected, unpopular leaders. I agree with you that the "insurgent" killers that are terrorizing parts of Iraq and making some of the general public afraid to leave their homes need to be neutralized. That's what those young men lining up to join the Iraqi civil defense force are supposed to do. Furthermore, I don't share your view that the US is the world's liberator. The US promotes freedom and democracy around the planet, whether you share some particular view or not. Remember that Kennedy quote, "Bear any burden, etc. etc. to promote liberty"? Besides, who died and made us king of the world? The British Empire, and then the Soviet Empire. But I wouldn't use the term King. Too much of an imperialistic tone to the word. You should ask "who died and made us the defender of freedom"? Yeah, that sounds much better...