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To: one_less who wrote (218291)	2/13/2007 7:21:35 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If it doesn't help, it is because it was misdirected and/or unworthy Well, yes... but these things are often clearer with hindsight. WW2 conditioned a generation of Americans to see things in absolute black and white terms, and sent them into a world where shades of grey were the order of the day. That caused problems, but was it anyone's specific fault? I sometimes find it hard to blame people for being products of their times. There are so many examples.... I don't doubt at all that the struggle against Communism was worthy and necessary, but was the overthrow of Mossadegh a necessary part of that struggle or a favor to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company? Did our support for a Marcos or a Somoza help fight Communism, or help advance it? All questions that seem clearer in hindsight, but still worth considering, if there are lessons to be learned...