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Originally posted by European Son
Exept that in both these cases the country was at war, facing a real threat from an equal enemy, but now the only enemy seems to be the greedy chaps in the white house themselves.
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Originally posted by Strange Famous
Or even in the UK I am free to post it.
Of course the people in Iraq suffered and suffer more than the British or Americans, that does not mean that Blair is any different to Hussain, just that Blair is more restrained.
Things like "The Patriot Act" allow people like Balir and Bush to get closer to behaving as Hussain did.
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All laws are a step closer to tyranny, it is a matter of degree of course. The patriot act is VERY minor and you are no closer to a Nazi style death camp then before. If you want to have an open and free society you accept a lot of risk as well, and currently the risk is a bit higher so we need to watch some people a bit closer. If we start putting Muslims into camps let me know.