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Unread 03-04-2004, 02:41
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Re: Kerry or Bush and why?

The comparison to Hitler is unhelpful, DJ. The situations revolving around Germany is *completely* different than the one around Iraq, mostly because WWI was a purely economic/landgrab/colonial war, not to mention the specific circumstances that led up to the creation of a German state at all (I'll bore you with more details if you really want my explanation behind it, just ask). To suggest that pulling out of Iraq would incite a new Hitler to rise (subtlely as you did) is just plain wrong.

The UN does not have to be a joke, and is considerably because the US disregards them while urging other countries to follow their directives, and other similar international institutions fail for the same reasons. Take a look at the Kyoto Treaty, the CTBT, nuclear proliferation. Lead by example, and that doesn't mean acting on faulty (at whatever level) intelligence that has no actual ground information network.

To Ryan above, it may be true that the media portrays the violence too much, but consider the violence they don't portray at all: that towards Iraqis. Approximately 10000 Iraqis have died since "Operation Iraqi Freedom" began. I am dissapointed in all the Democratic candidates for missing that (save Kucinich, you go man).

Peace is a process. Knee jerk reactions to perceived threats, leaving thousands and thousands dead and more injured, Iraqi and American alike, are not going to make the world safer or more peaceful. In fact, attacking Middle Eastern countries will only create a hotbed of terrorist recruitment. Do you think they really care what the debate over here is?

What is really needed is for everyone to calm down and first try to understand why these things happen. Why did Osama break off his friendship with the US? Permanent bases in Saudi Arabia, considered holy land. Why do many terrorist organizations form, and why do they hate us so much? I don't know all the answers there, but I'll bet you that US foreign economic policy is not helping in the matter. If we can start tracing the reasons back, we can understand why we hate each other so much, and that is the first step to dissolving that hate.

I realize I rambled from what my original point was, and from what the topic here is, but hopefully I didn't make any overly stupid comments. I believe we can have a better world, but Bush isn't really interested in trying. I want to vote Green, but if California is tight in November, my vote is unfortunately going to have to go to the lesser of two evils.
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