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Thanks, Robert, for a lucid and articulate _expression_ of a moderate
position. Yes, moderate. And, by the way, we can't have it both ways,
Karey. We can't simultaneously stay out of all countries headed by
murderous dictators and protect all peoples who are truly living in dystopic
societies. While I abhor war and violence (I won't own a gun or have one in my
home, for example), it bears pointing out that the lives lost in a valiant
effort in the Middle East are far exceeded by the lives taken in the last five
years by terrorist actions in our country, in Spain, in England, and in other
places. Because terrorists are hard to nail down, the only hope is to cut off
the blood supply to the tumor. And frankly, Hussein and his ilk are part of that
blood supply. Finally, before bandying about the terrorist label in response to
our actions, consider this image--In Iraq, women were protesting that the
constitution being considered will not grant them equality. What a journey
they've made, to be able to demand equality, when prior to our involvement they
had no freedoms, no hope for equality. |
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