On 20/3/03 4:57 pm, in article
[email protected], "Pete Jones"
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[email protected]> wrote:
> On 20 Mar 2003 08:45:33 -0800,
[email protected] (Paladin) blathered:
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>>>
http://images.radcity.net/5149/359372.mp3
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>> Hard to argue with that. I'm involved with the Iranian/American/Refugee community here in my
>> town. We had a group that we're getting to know, over for dinner, and every single one of the 14
>> or so stated that their first impression of America that amazed them so much was when they
>> touched down in our airports and saw so many people smiling! They couldn't believe it. Back home,
>> they have to be suspicious, careful and constantly on guard agains government abuses and
>> confiscations, trumped up imprisonments and executions.
>
> FWIW not all Brits are whining anti-American appeasers. Although I'll happily take the **** out of
> Dubya at every opportunity, I think enforced regime change is required (the WMD argument is
> nonsense). The question is not should we do it, but why wasn't it done years ago?
Err, because years ago Saddam was our friend. But you knew that already...
> However, having worked in the Middle East & North Africa I also believe we need to take out the
> other odious regimes in the region - Kuwait, Saudi, Syria, Libya, Algeria....not politically
> acceptable, unfortunately.
Most of the odious regimes were installed by the Yoo Ess. What about their new best friend
Uzbekistan? See any glowing reports about their democratic credentials lately? What about the most
odious of them all, Israel, busily encircling a small country with a big wall, all the better to
starve them to death, having appropriated their agricultural land and water supply.
J.