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Originally posted by Endymon32
And too bad for the liberals that most Iraqis see the war as a means to a better life, a means to a better future. So I guess you cant argue with results, unless you are a democrat.
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I don't understand, what does that have to do with anything? Oh, i see, it is just one of those offhand-irrelevant comments meant to incite anger in the other side. FEL, is that you?
I'm confused. Are you agreeing that america's interest in democracy and human rights is mainly a superficial, convenient one?
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Are you somehow trying to argue for people to ignore america's lack of a serious interest in human rights because it allows another, convenient, reason to justify a questionable(by both conservatives and liberals) military action after the fact?
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What?
Maybe i am confused, but it seems to me that the conservative ideology is very focused on the individual's ability to determine their own fate. Social welfare and assistance are frowned upon. Its either help yourself or go fuck yourself. Because of this whole "i gots to gets mine" attitude, i find it extremely ironic that it is mainly those of conservative slant who claim to care the most about the welfare of those poor oppressed iraqis. Then, many of these same people, after shedding many a tear and braving many a sleepless night in quiet contemplation of the oppressed iraqi go on to justify the U.S. endorsement of other despots(uzbekistan, equatorial guinea) because it is more convenient right now to ally ourselves with despots.