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Iriemon · 11-05-07, 12:40 PM

IMO, a soft soap wink at this power play sends exactly the wrong message. The US attack on Iraq has been sold as a "liberation" to install democracy since no WMD was found, and to support a tyrant over the forces of democracy in Pakistan would be supremely hypocritical. Supporting a dictator may seem like a short term positive, as it did in Iraq and Iran, but in the long run it usually backfires.

The US should send a strong message that it disapproves of these actions.

11-05-07, 12:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iriemon Sage Join Date: Aug 2005 Last Online: Today 10:30 AM Location: Miami Posts: 18,584 Thanks: 1,291 Thanked 1,965 Times in 1,349 Posts	Re: Pakistan's Turmoil Requires A Prudent U.S. Foreign Policy Response IMO, a soft soap wink at this power play sends exactly the wrong message. The US attack on Iraq has been sold as a "liberation" to install democracy since no WMD was found, and to support a tyrant over the forces of democracy in Pakistan would be supremely hypocritical. Supporting a dictator may seem like a short term positive, as it did in Iraq and Iran, but in the long run it usually backfires. The US should send a strong message that it disapproves of these actions. __________________ Matthew 5:9