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To: elfman2
I'm not upset with the Yugoslavia campaign, that was an example of US offensive. And libertarians who say military spread all over the world really mean that. Greens, socialists, etc may mean the middle east but not libertarians or constitutionalists. In fact most libertarians I know would suggest pulling out of taiwan and Israel last.

What you fail to realize is that we dont see it as weakening our position, moreover you never can even tell us when this supposed war is over as they've hated us for decades.

In short, your belief is just an opinion, so is mine. Tallhappy however tries to make this the end all of his belief, which is my point is simply silly and foolish.

154 posted on 09/19/2002 2:53:08 PM PDT by rb22982
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To: rb22982
We all have opinions, but that doesn't make them equal. If the one expressed by the guy who seems to speak for the LP in #153 is an example of Libertarians today, I have no doubt that it's as you say and they're generally unable to recognize how demilitarizing would appear to weaken us.

The LP has to be incredibly disconnected from how the world really works to release those statement. But in their favor, I think much of their platform is a good theoretical framework for the nature of a good government. But they don't understand its application well at all. And not to be condescending but I think if you understood it, you'd be able to figure out about when the war will end why we don't announce a firm date or benchmark instead of perhaps imagining some kind of thoughtlessness, arrogance or malevolent intent by the administration.

And FWIW, I think they've hated us for most of the last 1300 years.
155 posted on 09/19/2002 6:45:23 PM PDT by elfman2
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