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2003-03-12 Iraq

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Posted by Frank G 2003-03-12 04:02 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "It is hard to build democracy at the barrel of a gun, when history suggests it is more usually the product of long internal development in a society."
I missed something...
Which democracy was not built at gunpoint?
India is the only one I can think of.
They had such a numeric advantage they didn't need guns.

I suppose he's forgotten the tens of millions who died bringing about the current French and German democracies.

Posted by Dishman 2003-03-12 15:42:46|| 2003-03-12 15:42:46|| Front Page Top

#2 That's not just an empty threat, but a stupidly empty threat. Iraq is a very wealth country thanks to it's oil reserves. Some seed money and technical expertise will be required from us, but ultimately Iraq is wealthy enough to rebuild itself.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-03-12 15:47:00|| 2003-03-12 15:47:00|| Front Page Top

#3 U.N. legitimacy
What an oxymoron.

He said: "We fully support U.N. endeavors. The European Union -- the 15 (member states) and indeed the 28 (including 13 candidate countries) -- have reaffirmed their belief in the important role which falls to the United Nations.

Of course the ringleaders of this little circle-jerk, France and Germany, wouldn't be behind this tripe would they? Seeing as how tweaking the nose of Uncle Sam through the UN is the only power they now possess.

"If it comes to war, it will be very much easier to persuade you to be generous if there is no dispute about the legitimac of the military action that has taken place; about the new political order that emerges thereafter; or about who is in charge of the reconstruction process."

1)Legitimacy: UN Resolution 687 and the 17 others that followed it, stupid.
2)New political order: finally freedom for a brutalized populace that will remember you Euro-weiners didn't have the balls to stand up for what is right.
3)Who is in charge of the reconstruction process: Is he serious? Should I be laughing.

As far as the EU being generous, the only thing they have been genourous with so far is their ignorance, short memories, and utter stupidity.

Sorry guys, looks like it's going to be UK, US, and other allied country businesses getting the fat contracts for rebuilding.

Posted by grilllmaster Celissa 2003-03-12 15:53:09|| [hippiesr4bbqing.blogspot.com] 2003-03-12 15:53:09|| Front Page Top

#4 15 million Euros isn't jack s--t when it comes to right-now heavy-duty refugees and human crises which we are going to face in Iraq. Also, Mr. Rotating President Papandreou thinks that he has the 13 candidate countries for the EU in his poke. I would not count them in yet, Georgie boy. Patrick Phillips' comments are right on. Iraq has the resources to get things rebuilt right and big a big middle east player, like she rightly should. She does not need the EUniks, but she will have her work cut out to build a workable political system.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-12 16:49:01|| 2003-03-12 16:49:01|| Front Page Top

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