[B5JMS] And So It Begins...

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From: Jim Royal <jimroyal at canada.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 22:08:29 -0500
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In article <20030401012216.00443.00000075 at mb-ce.aol.com>, V-Man
<velovich at aol.com> wrote:

>   If one is an American, and realises that the purpose o the US government is
> the protection of Americans and their property & interests, *FIRST*, these
> aren't nightmares at all.

Problem is, if these policies result in an explosion of middle east
viloence directed toward the United States, it can't be said that they
protected American properties and interests, can they?

This is the one thing that so many people miss. The interests of the
United States and the interests of the rest of the world must not be
considered to be mutually exclusive. But that's how the Bush
administration appears to act.

-- 
Jim Royal <jimroyal at canada.com>
"Understanding is a three-edged sword"
http://JimRoyal.com



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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 03 Apr 2003 00:48:18 GMT
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>>   If one is an American, and realises that the purpose o the US government
>is
>> the protection of Americans and their property & interests, *FIRST*, these
>> aren't nightmares at all.

But of course the administration, which said hitting Baghdad was essential to
protecting American safety, put out the word shortly before the invasion to say
that essentially Americans would be in more danger for an indeterminate amount
of time because of said invasion.

So if the idea was to make us safer...I'd venture to say at some point the idea
no longer applies.

 jms

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