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Originally posted by fintstone
First of all, I am not in Vegas. Did you think the "location" thingy changes every time you leave town or the country? Sheesh!
The US does not wish to "run" a democratic government in Iraq. It expects Iraq to elect and run it's own government...as it is doing. You guys clearly don't even know the maeaning of democracy. The Afghan govt seems to be doing quite well in my estimation...what do you expect with such a short period as a democracy...even the US had growing pains as did post WW II Europe and Japan. Is there no common sense on the left?
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You're right fint. You say you are in Vegas, then you say you arent' and laugh at anyone who believed what you said. Whatever.
That's pretty consistent.
Fint, the meaning of democracy is being spelled out for you in Iran. And in Lebanon. Here's a bulletin: "Democracy" doesn't mean 'friendly to the West.' Democracy means people get the government they want, and in these countries, that is anti-western values.
Afghanistan is far from a fully-realized democracy, with a hand-picked oil industry consultant running the government, after a troubled election, and with 85% of the country outside the control of that government.
Karzai, in fact, has played a key role in the huge increase in opium production in Afghanistan. But that's all good, right?
We'll see what happens in September...
Meantime, here's a question for you: how many U.S. troops died last Tuesday in Afghanistan, and what group is claiming 'credit' for their deaths?