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As an American, I believe...
As an American, I believe... ^ | 9/01/02 | Shenandoah

Posted on 09/01/2002 2:48:59 PM PDT by Shenandoah

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To: Friedrich Hayek
And I believe that one should give credit when they plagiarize Steve Martin routines.
42 posted on 09/02/2002 8:18:05 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: JohnKasota
"No, we do not have a benign or benevolent foreign policy"

Maybe not benign but benevolent? If you don't think we have a benevolent foreign policy you must have dropped in here from Mars.

And what's so bad about an active fp? If we had run out of oil in the early '90's all the leftists would have been screaming for the "gooooverrrrnmeennnt" to do something.

43 posted on 09/02/2002 8:29:40 AM PDT by groanup
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To: JohnKasota
"Do you really think we are going to invade Iraq out of concern for the Iraqi people?"

Hell no. The liberation of the Iraqi people is an additional benefit we garner for protecting the likes of you from another terrorist attack.

44 posted on 09/02/2002 8:31:30 AM PDT by groanup
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To: JohnKasota
We routinely interfere in the internal affairs of other states when it serves our interests.

The key phrase is "our interests". What is wrong with that? I am an American citizen and I want our government looking out for "our" interests. I do not believe in world government. I do not believe the UN is a firend. I believe the UN is a front for world socialism.

47 posted on 09/02/2002 8:36:43 AM PDT by bfree
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To: JohnKasota
We routinely interfere in the internal affairs of other states when it serves our interests.

Damn straight! That's why we're the big guy on the block!

49 posted on 09/02/2002 8:41:52 AM PDT by Shenandoah
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To: JohnKasota
But you must agree that the US gives away more for the greater good of the world than any other nation on the face of the earth. That is being benevolent.
50 posted on 09/02/2002 8:45:27 AM PDT by bfree
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To: JohnKasota
Just like when I protected the likes of you when I served in the military.

Oh. Were you in the military, John? When? What branch? Did you enlist?

I was in the 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., Viet Nam, 1968.

51 posted on 09/02/2002 8:45:40 AM PDT by Shenandoah
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To: JohnKasota
"Nothing. Just don't call it benevolent or benign, because that is not factually accurate"

It is benevolent and proactive. And pray tell, who are all of these horrible people the US annointed?

52 posted on 09/02/2002 8:47:45 AM PDT by groanup
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To: JohnKasota
"Just like when I protected the likes of you when I served in the military"

Don't act holier than thou about the military around here. Most of us, including me, are veterans.

54 posted on 09/02/2002 8:49:27 AM PDT by groanup
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To: JohnKasota
"September 1, 1987 to August 31, 1991

Army

Yes"

And shortly before that he graduated from high school where he learned the definition of "benign".

58 posted on 09/02/2002 8:52:48 AM PDT by groanup
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To: JohnKasota
Not as a percentage of our GDP.

More nonsense.

59 posted on 09/02/2002 8:53:30 AM PDT by bfree
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To: JohnKasota
"The tone of your post seemed to suggest that I had not done my part to defend our country"

Thanks for serving your country. What did you do.

60 posted on 09/02/2002 8:54:21 AM PDT by groanup
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