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2014-07-01 Iraq

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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-07-01 12:54|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "One side, the neo-cons, sees the world as a collection of American provinces. Maybe administrative districts is a better term. They really thought they could turn Iraq into a fully functioning representative democracy.Not only that, they thought it could be a model for the rest of the Arab world district."

One sentences contradicts the next. I think the second is accurate as far as the neo-con position. Call them niavely optimistic perhaps but not imperialist as the first sentences seems to indicate.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-07-01 14:31|| 2014-07-01 14:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Absolutely agree with RJ. Good intentions with poor results. Better to call them 'heathens and uncivillized' - per 19th century Brit. terrminology, and leave it at that. Conquer, seize the oil fields, and leave. Unpc borgboy.

Posted by borgboy 2014-07-01 15:24|| 2014-07-01 15:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Putin, unlike our Dear Leader uses 'Realpolitik' and good common sense.

Posted by borgboy 2014-07-01 15:26|| 2014-07-01 15:26|| Front Page Top

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