From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)

In article , "Mark"
 wrote:
>
>     ...                             Bush is a man of action -- driven by
>the events of the era (9/11) to more aggressively promote our agenda than he
>otherwise might have.

Explain to me how attempts to aggressively spread democracy will reduce
terrorist activities. Remember, the people who prosecuted the 9/11 attacks
hate you. As long as they hate you, you're a target. You're doing nothing
to reduce that hatred. You can't deter a suicide bomber by force.

>As to the difference between spreading democracy and communism? Quite
>simple, the USSR was less interested in spreading it vs. becoming the
>controlling entity once it was so. Despite the rantings of the left about
>the "evil imperialistic" designs of that big bad old US of A,
you can count
>on two hands and one foot how many imperialistic conquests we've made (and
>they're all miniscule islands in various oceans) so that charge is just so
>much BS.

You can take your words above, reverse the words democracy and communism,
and it still makes perfect sense and fits the evidence. Your position is
understandable, but there are one heck of a lot of people in this world who
hold the opposite opinion. You don't have to agree with them, but you'd
better realise that they exist and their opinion is as valid as yours.

--
Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
It's ironic that people who are too smart to engage in politics are
governed by people who are not as smart.

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