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Old 08-03-2005, 05:32 PM   #16 (permalink)
Elphaba
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Originally Posted by j8ear
Except that I didn't....that's why I asked the question.

And we still haven't heard your opinion on the matter....except for "that this maybe a first," what ever 'this' is.

-bear
Did you read my quote I provided for you, Bear? Perhaps I am wrong that a third-world dictator has "kicked out" the only super power is a first? Can you name a precedent?

Bear, I completely agree with your statement that it is a bad idea to romance a dictator to further our foreign policy interests, but would you agree that we have had a poor history of success in choosing the lesser of two evils?
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