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But did his methods work? Did we get results? Who was saved? You can continue in your vision of American foreign policy by the barrel of a six-shooter or you can admit that your guys have FAILED. This particular conservative tack is doomed to failure. It's falling apart right before our very eyes. You and others can remain convinced that the world and the UN "deserves" to be bullied and shown disrespect, but it will never mean that it WORKS for us. Perhaps you believe they meant well, which is all well and good, whatever, but it doesn't win hearts and minds. And whether you like it or not, we need them.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce