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Originally posted by Lebell
I will admit that it is distressing to me that so many here are dismissing political bribery simply because it agrees with their political views against this war.
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It is distressing me that so many are now suddenly outraged by politics as usual because it gives them an excuse to talk shit about the antiwar croud. C'mon, let's not be so naive, how many of you who are outraged at france and russia over this would be outraged if somehow the u.s. had bribed australia or one of the other members of the coalition of the willing with favorable trade status or international aid?
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And to further explain, it distresses me when any group who claims moral highground dismisses immoral practices because it is hypocritical.
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You are aware that the u.s. attempts to claim moral high ground with our every action? Are you one of those, "our support of murderous regimes like uzbekistan is okay because that is what it will take to win this moral war on terrorism" types? If so you must be really distressed. I'm not trying to claim that it is morally right for france and russia to accept bribes. I don't think a moral high ground really exists in politics. I think anyone claiming the moral high ground in a political situation needs to be introduced to the word irony. In any case i still think that peace was the moral answer, and i wasn't getting any money from saddam's oil.