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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: TimF who wrote (79811)10/10/2006 4:53:20 PM
From: CogitoRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 81568
 
>>I'm not sure that it refutes your intended point as much as it points out a weakness in how you expressed it. It depends on what you meant.

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If your point is that Iraq is much more dependent on direct application of force than say Sweden the US, or most other democracies than your point is correct and relevant.<<

Tim -

I tried to make my point clearer by using a different phrase, "free society", but you chose to remain focused on the word "democracy".

That last sentence is part of what I originally meant. I feel that I've expressed myself clearly, and if you don't get what I meant or don't agree, that's up to you.

- Allen