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 Aug 15 2005, 02:07 PM
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 Don't wake ghostie.  Group: Official Member Posts: 3,546 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,405  |
Before stating wether you think we should still be in Iraq please think about this: Is it considered freedom if one nation forces another nation to be under the same government just because we believe that it is right? Does this justify inforcement of democracy in other countries? If we obolish different cultures it will obolish the very thing that makes us human- diversity. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with anything, I do believe in human rights especially womens rights. I just would like to get other opinions- elaborate.
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Aug 15 2005, 07:30 PM
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Well, we didn't go to Iraq to implement democracy in the first place. We went there becasue of false intelligence hinting that there were WMDs in Iraq. Once we found out that there weren't any, we changed our plans. We wanted to take out Saddam because he was "affiliated with the 9/11 attacks." Then, we took out Saddam, and said that we wanted democracy in Iraq, hoping that other countries in the Middle East will follow suit.
QUOTE ]-Is it considered freedom if one nation forces another nation to be under the same government just because we believe that it is right?[/i] They've been under a dictatorship regime for so long, that this change is something good for them. A democracy where they can vote who they want to vote for, not some old fat person who decides. They didn't ask for the US military to invade their country for selfish purposes. Yes, a democracy is good, but the US is not always right. We may be a superpower, but we are not always right. Is it considered freedom if one nation forces another nation to be under the same government just because we believe that it is right? Well, we are forcing our own type of government (a democracy) onto the people, but we are not looking to rule Iraq. That would be imperialism. However, we came into a soveirgn (sp?) nation (albiet a dictatorship, but stlll a soveirgn nation) and 'forced' democracy onto them. Hm. It comes very close to imperialism, and yet at the same time, it's not. Interesting. |
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Retrogressive democracy in Iraq Aug 15 2005, 02:07 PM
onecrazyfreak Geeezzz I dunno...When you think about it from eit... Aug 15 2005, 03:22 PM
Kristinaa QUOTE(onecrazyfreak @ Aug 15 2005, 3:22 PM)Ge... Aug 15 2005, 03:41 PM RiC3xBoy QUOTE(sprinkle-the-stars @ Aug 15 2... Aug 15 2005, 06:09 PM medic QUOTE(Retrogressive @ Aug 15 2005, 1:07 PM)Be... Aug 15 2005, 05:01 PM illumineering QUOTE(medic @ Aug 15 2005, 6:01 PM)China, but... Aug 15 2005, 09:15 PM medic QUOTE(illumineering @ Aug 15 2005, 8:15 PM)Wr... Aug 15 2005, 10:55 PM sadolakced acid wow, forcing people to have freedom sure isn't... Aug 15 2005, 06:27 PM sadolakced acid ^ interestingly, we have to extert an imperialisti... Aug 15 2005, 09:04 PM aera ^yup. and they have a "fake" communist g... Aug 15 2005, 09:34 PM sadolakced acid ^ nontheless, the increasing economic power, both ... Aug 15 2005, 10:59 PM medic QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Aug 15 2005, 9:59 PM)... Aug 15 2005, 11:07 PM mipadi QUOTE(medic @ Aug 16 2005, 12:07 AM)The U.S g... Aug 15 2005, 11:09 PM medic QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 15 2005, 10:09 PM)Your fig... Aug 15 2005, 11:10 PM mipadi QUOTE(medic @ Aug 16 2005, 12:10 AM)Well I go... Aug 15 2005, 11:13 PM medic QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 15 2005, 10:13 PM)You did ... Aug 15 2005, 11:15 PM sadolakced acid they still wield a clout there.
and thier billion... Aug 15 2005, 11:19 PM medic QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Aug 15 2005, 10:19 PM... Aug 15 2005, 11:35 PM mipadi So, medic, even by your own charts, China is still... Aug 15 2005, 11:20 PM medic QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 15 2005, 10:20 PM)So, medi... Aug 15 2005, 11:30 PM mipadi QUOTE(medic @ Aug 16 2005, 12:30 AM)Actually,... Aug 15 2005, 11:33 PM sadolakced acid ^
and the chinese government requires all governm... Aug 15 2005, 11:38 PM mipadi QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Aug 16 2005, 12:38 AM... Aug 15 2005, 11:39 PM sadolakced acid ^ yea i didn't understand that last part.
may... Aug 15 2005, 11:40 PM RiC3xBoy QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Aug 15 2005, 9:40 PM)... Aug 16 2005, 12:10 AM Retrogressive QUOTE- Human rights. Ha. Womens rights. Ha ha. I r... Aug 16 2005, 02:56 PM not_your_average This is not the China debate. If you are going to ... Aug 16 2005, 03:05 PM |
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