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Wayne.B September 5th 14 10:39 PM
Understanding risks and culture
 
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:56:26 -0400, wrote:

At a certain point, if you really want to see something change, you
have to actually vote for someone different.

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We did that with Jimmy Carter and where did that get us? His naivete
and overall ineptitude was mind boggling, a classic case of a nice guy
finishing last.

Wayne.B September 6th 14 04:11 AM
Understanding risks and culture
 
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:45:37 -0400, wrote:

So, what is the UN and those obligated to enforce the resolutions
supposed to do? Look the other way? Say, "Ok, Saddam, forget the
agreements ... do what you want."?


Yeah maybe. How did it work out when we deposed him?

Sometimes it is better to keep the devil you know than to uncork the
bottle and let the devil he was holding in there, out.

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The Saudis tried to tell us that before the invasion but no one
listened, mostly out of sheer arrrogance and lack of understanding.


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