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Originally posted by Undertoad
I read that and I get the impression that he is an interventionist of the first order, the evil anti-Griff. He sees a specific need for the US to be militarily involved in many different places. Iraq would have been a test of his theory as it played out.
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The Bomber of Belgrade probably won't be getting the much desired endorsemonte de Greiff. It would look like a pretty cold calculation for him to get the Dem nomination. That would also be quite a boon for the Greens, who've taken quite a beating since the Gore near hit. It seems that in their fear of looking weak on fatherland defense/law enforcement the Party's main actors will behave as badly or worse than Republicans. Where is the opposition?
This whole concept of using our military personel to reshape world to the specifications of our ruling party isn't questioned, even given the understanding that the goals will not be pursed long term unless the people screw up and crown another FDR. Both parties know that their own use of grinding violence is always justified whereas the others is always mistaken. We need to elect a hobbit.
edit: We need to take a pledge not to vote for another Southerner. They've embraced the lessons of reconstruction a little too warmly, everything is now the business of government, there is no private life.
saw Dr. Zhivago last night it contained good lessons about what happens when everything is political