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Originally posted by: MavKikiNYC
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Originally posted by: Chiwas
Couldn't this fable have been better, if had been true, than the actual facts, despite Bush's hypothetical fate?
In that same light, wouldn't it be better to accuse of treason the politicans here in the US whose opposition undermines the Bush administration's articulation of US policies?
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No, there is precedence in our country of public debate on our nation's policies, both domestic and foreign. It is a far cry from treason to be critical of an administration if such criticism is done with Americas best interest at heart, and it is disingenious to expouse that only one side of the aisle is the true Patriot.
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Wouldn't it be better to assert that their unprincipled opposition to the U.S.'s foreign policy actually bolsters terrorists' hopes that they can successfully defeat the U.S, and avert the spread of democracy among Islamic nations?
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First, there are principles on the opposition's side, too. Those who are critical of the current administration's policies do so with as much devotion to their ideals.
Any foreign group that does not understand the American political dynamic and take such debate as "bolster[ing]" their cause do so at their own peril.
There are honest differences of opinion on how best to acheive the goal of a democratic and stable middle east. These differences of opinion do not mean that one side are advocates for our enemies.
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Should the opposing politicians and would-be political leaders (and wannabe political celebrities, and drug-addled popular celebrities and know-nothing war protesters) be lined up and exectued to pre-empt further loss of life to U.S. soldiers?
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No, but those who seek to limit American citizen's right of free speech, of political debate that is done with the singular goal of our country being the best it can be, of pursuing the correct policies that will acheive the goal of making our country safer, should look at themselves and ask if they are being true Americans.
"executed"? bit tounge in cheek, eh Kiki?