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Thread #125469 Message #2780761
Posted By: Little Hawk
04-Dec-09 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Afghan War mistake or wise
Subject: RE: BS: Afghan War mistake or wise
That's very interesting what you say, LEJ. There may be something to it allright.
I do think that there were very pragmatic and longterm plans behind all this that considerably predated the Bush administration, I think those plans began to take form by the early 80s, but as far as the personal motivations of Bush, Cheney, and the others you mention, you may be quite right.
What I wonder is...how can these American politicians imagine that they can export "democracy" to places like Iraq or Afghanistan when the present two-party system running the USA is (just in my opinion you understand) anything but a real and healthily functioning representative democracy??? ;-) I guess they must believe in the game they play? It's laughable to me. It's like Mussolini trying to export humility...