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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] What countries did Nixon and Bush bomb? I wasn't paying too much attention to politics during their administrations, so I can't judge a difference in their motivations without more info. And while you're at it, which four did Clinton bomb? We do know that Clinton's bombings were motivated by his need to draw attention away from himself. I can't think of one of those attacks that wasn't later shown to have no justification, and they all happened at oddly convenient times. Our war with Iraq was fully justified. Kuwait was (and presumably still is) our ally. We were obligated to defend them. Protecting Kuwait gets the US something in return, and we're therefore protecting our own interests. We had a prior agreement to defend them, and Iraq knew that we would honor that agreement. And one difference is that Republicans in general aren't COMPLETE hypocrites. You have Clinton saying that "We must stop the politics of personal destruction", which is something the Democrats invented in the first place, and while he personally continues to assault the Republican party. You have some Democratic congressman (whose name escapes me) saying that we need campaign finance reform, but doing all the things he wants outlawed all the while. You have the same Democrats saying that Clinton doesn't have to answer questions about his past, while "W" does. Yes, you do have Republicans going back on their promises occasionally, like "HW"'s "no new taxes" bit, or our esteemed governer Sunquist saying in January that an income tax simply funds "the easy and unlimited expansion of government", then ten months later blackmailing senators to pass a graduated income tax. But it's nowhere near as common as Democrats, and the rest of the Republican party usually disowns anyone after a major offence. Take Nixon There IS a difference, DT. The Republican party still has some honor left to it. Not that I'm defending partisan politics, by any means. But it does exist, and we have to choose sides to be effective, so I pick Republican. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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