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To: InvisibleChurch

Of 116 major wars of 438 countries between 1789 and 1941 not one involved democracies on both sides, although the studies author did get a bit twisty in their reasoning for the War of 1812 and the Civil War IMO.

I suggest reading "Power Kills" by R. J. Rummel.


9 posted on 01/01/2006 10:19:22 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim ("We're a meat-based society.")
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To: Tijeras_Slim

How about the American Civil War? Were those not two democracies?


16 posted on 01/01/2006 10:20:18 AM PST by floridaobserver
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To: Tijeras_Slim

And...

Supposedly, all but 2 or 3 of the current world conflicts (some 100 of them) have muslims/Islamics on one side of the conflict.


24 posted on 01/01/2006 10:24:19 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Tijeras_Slim; InvisibleChurch
Of 116 major wars of 438 countries between 1789 and 1941 not one involved democracies on both sides

During those years, how many democracies existed at the same time?

And count us out--we're a republic.

67 posted on 01/01/2006 12:20:29 PM PST by Age of Reason
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Any entity in which half the population are disenfranchised slaves cannot be a democracy. Strike the American Civil War from your list.


132 posted on 08/02/2006 2:35:21 PM PDT by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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