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2005-05-08 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-05-08 00:24|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A Long Time Ago (yesterday) in a Galaxy, well, country, not too far away

Our beloved Chancellor Palpatine demonstrates that either he is the sublime Sith master, using Jedi mind tricks to stifle irony, or he is as obtuse as a SovInformBuro apparatchik in the '30s.

"Stable, prosperous democracies are good neighbors, trading in freedom and posing no threat to anyone."

The president pointedly said, "The United States has free and peaceful nations to the north and south of us" and "we do not consider ourselves to be encircled."

"All free and successful countries have some common characteristics - freedom of worship, freedom of the press, economic liberty, the rule of law and the limitation of power through checks and balances," Mr. Bush said.

"The idea of countries helping others become free, I hope that would be viewed as not revolutionary, but rational foreign policy, as decent foreign policy, as humane foreign policy," Mr. Bush said.

Hello Jedi mind fuck.

OK, riddle me this, Batman: Is he saying that the United States is NOT a "stable, prosperous democracy"? What did he really mean by "trading in freedom"? Was it, trading freely? Or was it more like Steve McQueen said in "The Magnificent Seven"---"We deal in lead, friend." America really poses no threat to anyone? You just can't make this shit up.

Posted by Shineter Themble3331 2005-05-08 11:32|| http://theinternationalsprawl.blogspot.com/]">[http://theinternationalsprawl.blogspot.com/] 2005-05-08 11:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Shi-T 3331:
What in the world are you talking about? Go read Mead or someone and look up the Wilsonian tradition of our foreign policy (which predated Wilson by decades). Have the librarian help you with any big words. Then see how GWB's policies fit in. Then come back to Rantburg.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-05-08 11:54|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-05-08 11:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Aww, poor pathetic little thing! Can't quite bring himself to believe that Bush is the better man by liberating Afghanistan and Iraq. Why, exactly, did you think you're being helpful by supporting dictators and opposing their toppling? Especially when condemning American support of Dictators in years past was oh-so-fashionable out of "principle". Apparently, your principles went out the window the moment your politicians were booted out by the voters.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-05-08 13:56|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-05-08 13:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Was that the modern version of a Trekkie? You know, no social skills, thinks that what he saw on the screen is more real than real life, and that because he's memorized the scripts of all the episodes and caught the contradictions therein, therefore he is smart enough to demonstrate to his elders and betters -- in his snottiest tone -- how their world falls short of his fantasy?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-08 15:33|| 2005-05-08 15:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Are Thembles still into that 17 year old sci-fi crap?

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-08 17:08|| 2005-05-08 17:08|| Front Page Top

#6 What happens when you stand in line too long for a movie.

Posted by john">john 2005-05-08 19:40|| 2005-05-08 19:40|| Front Page Top

#7 What did he really mean by "trading in freedom"?

Freedom as a condition, not a commodity. Though, with Clinton and his dealings with China, it certainly seemed to be the latter...

Posted by Pappy 2005-05-08 20:29|| 2005-05-08 20:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Spembles would never talk like that.

Posted by Spaiter Uneaper7688 2005-05-08 20:48|| 2005-05-08 20:48|| Front Page Top

#9 with irony, maybe...you know how Spembles are...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-08 21:04|| 2005-05-08 21:04|| Front Page Top

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