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To: GPS Info who wrote (184707)	4/6/2006 11:35:45 PM
From: neolib	Respond to of 281500

As far as ‘do we have the right to interfere in the affairs of other countries,’ my answer is yes, sometimes. I want to do this when we have a consensus within the UN, or if not, within NATO if they decided it is in their strategic interests, or if a strong majority of the American people have decided to so with unbiased facts that are discussed in open forum throughout the duration of the conflict. I don’t feel that we should ever do it under false pretenses. I agree, but I'm very mindful of the fact that such interference can be counterproductive to our stated goals. Many people seem not to understand that. BTW, I'd call it an obligation to interfere, rather than a right, FWIW. The current debate on this board seems to revolve around the evidence provided by the Bush administration... Yes, for many here... I'm less concerned with that, since my view of Bush has always been that he is pretty dogmatic and not the swiftest bear in the forest. Its not just foreign policy either. Same methods are used on every front by him. Facts are never an issue for him, ideology is far more valuable. I'm too much the opposite, I value facts and theories that explain things, and see almost no value in any ideology. This ongoing struggle for justice is many centuries old. I hope we’re not done, nor that we retrace old mistakes. IMO, the sweep of human history is that of lengthening the vector of moral treatment of other living things on the earth. The shortest vector is to ones self, then family, group or religion, etc, finally bridging to other species. You can find people (and codes of conduct) which draw the line at many arbitrary places, especially for Conservatives, as they tend to be more black and white. I'm liberal, so more enlightened! :)