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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 11:40 AM
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"Hey, Joe, do you ever think about the futility of what we are doing here? I mean, it's clear we aren't exactly loved here, and more and more it looks like this place is gonna fall into anarchy at any second. Now the Sunnis and the Shi'ites are turning towards violence against eachother, we just got out of the deadliest month here yet, and still we haven't found Saddam or his cache of weapons. Is it really possible to force democracy on people who don't necessarily want it? I mean, democracy in the West didn't just happen one day. It was the result of centuries of absolutist monarchy,the rebirth of political philosophy, the expansion of the lower and middle classes, and a genuine desire for a more representative society. Why do we think we can use military force to bypass natural forces and create democracy in a country that may or may not be entirely ready for it?"

"Sorry Frank, I had my headphones in. Were you saying something?"
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 11:42 AM
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1. Hey Joe are you too being all you can be?
Headphones very funny
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Military Brat Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 11:43 AM
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2. Hey, Joe, aren't you sick of posing for pretty pics for the press?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 11:46 AM
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3. Hey Bob, you see any flower petals on the streets? Me neither.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 11:51 AM
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4. Well, it may be bad here in Crawford, but we *could* be in Iraq...
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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-11-03 04:43 PM
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5. Hey, Joe, what'cha doing with that gun over there ... seriously, Joe ...
... the way things are going, we might need to liberate America next ...

Yeah, Frank, those Bush freeps hate us for our freedom ...


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