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To: Publius6961

I would agree but a possible example of where the word
"freedom" might be beneficially repeated is Iran. This is
a terrorist state under the mullahs but the young people
(i.e. the majority) hate the theocratic oppression of the
rulers and very much desire the freedoms of the West.
Since Iran is soon to have nukes at the disposal of the
ayatollahs it's the most dangerous of the axis of evil and
the repetition of that word (along with some other things)
might destabilize the regime. When we repeated that theme
during the Cold War to nations behind the Iron Curtain
it was heard and encouraged them -- and speeded up the
implosion of the Soviet Union.


224 posted on 01/21/2005 2:57:48 PM PST by T.L.Sink (stopew)
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To: T.L.Sink
This is a terrorist state under the mullahs but the young people (i.e. the majority) hate the theocratic oppression of the rulers and very much desire the freedoms of the West.

Iran, as any other theocratic terrorist state will only have and enjoy freedom when they grasp it themselves, regardless of whether we repeat the word endlessly or not.

What I fear is that some here simply assume that the Iranians, or anyone else, for that matter, can rightfully demand American blood and wealth to get it for them.

229 posted on 01/21/2005 3:08:14 PM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen, ignorance and stupidity.)
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