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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Eric Cartman: [QB] [QUOTE]Americans, by a 55 to 25 percent margin, believe that Republicans do a better job of fighting terrorism.[/QUOTE]Foreign or domestic? 9/11 happened under W's watch, as did the anthrax incidents. If your idea of fighting terrorism is to drastically restrict personal freedoms, then yes, I'd have to agree Republicans do a better job. [QUOTE]By blocking efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards and failing to invest sufficient resources in renewable energies, Republicans increase American dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Even if Congress decided to increase production by allowing drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), the fact remains that America's oil reserves are drying up while the Middle East is overflowing with petroleum. In the long term, American demand will have to be met with Middle Eastern supplies.[/QUOTE]It's the "will have to be met" stance that I find fascinating, because of the staggering implications it entails. [QUOTE]Oil dependency hurts the War on Terror by forcing the United States to form alliances with reactionary governments in the Middle East.[/QUOTE]No shit, Sherlock! [QUOTE]It is in America's interest to be seen as a liberalizing force that uses its power to create, not squash, opportunity. However, the United States cannot risk offending or destabilizing these repressive governments because of our dependence on their petroleum.[/QUOTE]"A liberalizing force" - by installing puppet governments, I presume? [QUOTE]As the opposition party, the Democrats have a responsibility to speak up when the government is not doing its best to win a vital war.[/QUOTE]And when they do raise valid objections, they're immediately stigmatised as eeeeeeeeeeeeevil unpatriotic conspirators by those on the right side of the political spectrum. Bugger. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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