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Last night, a thread was started (which I can no longer locate) on the topic of, generally, how did we get to the current state of affairs where America has become the least respected, most feared nation in the world.
As I recall, some posters were quite upset that we are no longer the beacon of freedom and example for other countries to follow but rather thought of as a bully to the rest of the world. Others took exception to the word bully and accused the original poster of being a member of the Hate America First Crowd, etc. They insisted they were the genuine conservatives, since they were preserving America from the terrorists while the anti-war faction was inviting our destruction.
Without getting into the pros and cons of first strike, pre-emptive attack and advanced concepts such as MAD, I believe it is necessary that we FReepers understand which way the conservative movement has drifted since the end of the Cold War.

I have a vague memory of that thread too.

I have a vague memory of that thread too.

Hah!

You should. But then so should Tex and he didn't mention it.

Thanks for refreshing my memory, UnBlinkingEye.

Care to offer any comments on "national greatness?"

That seems to be were we are, whether we like it or not.

I have a vague memory of that thread too.
You need to get your vague a$$ back over there and answer some of the people you ticked off. Or are you just gonna start something and then run and hide? The thread is still going.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/761886/posts?page=396,48