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Iron Mike

5 August 2008 - 5:51pm

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That's threatening our democracy?

An attack on the sovereign US or embassies is an attack on our nation's security and the security of our democracy.

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Cherry picking Middle Eastern views = Middle Eastern collective will?

Middle Eastern collective will? That's a rather broad generalization or just ignorant given the size of the middle east and the cultures and nations contained within. Israel is part of the Middle East; do you include them in your broad brush of ME collective will? How about Turkey, Bahrain, UAE?

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And anyway, you're the one who replied that we should respect their views "Absolutely! As long as no one tries to kill us" Are you anticipating resistance?

How soon you forget that it was YOU who raised the issue of resistance with the comment,

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IM: Absolutely! And [we should listen to their views and respect them] as long as they don't try to kill us,

Candace: In other words: anyone who resists is a terrorist

YOU suggested that McCain equated resistance with terrorism when nothing could be further from the truth. I reminded you that resistance can be peaceful and democratic. You cannot achieve 100% consensus anywhere on anything. Yes--there will be resistance by some to trade with the US, and yes--there will be personal agendas that resist democracy, and yes--as long as they are peaceful, they do not constitute a threat.