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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 201247" data-attributes="member: 4823"><p>We both agree with our Founders on this. I wrote that to encourage people to consider the point of view of the friendlies - the people we are allegedly helping. The cure should not kill the patient. </p><p> </p><p>Somewhere around the 3rd nation that we invade based on our own allegations of harboring terrorists, I expect that we would have few allies in this world. We might not have much in the way of military resources left. We would not be completely alone - Saudi Arabia would still be our friend, because they want us to keep ignoring the terrorists they harbor.</p><p> </p><p>The way that democracy and freedom spread is cultural. I think the format of a government is culturally-entrenched. One example is Russia - the Czars and the Bolsheviks were political opposites, but both were totalitarian. After the Bolshevik revolution, the people found it reassuring that someone would continue to tell them what to do. Their government is again drifting toward totalitarianism. Freedom is a scary thing for most cultures.</p><p> </p><p>I do not know much about the cultures of the Fertile Crescent/Cradle of Civilization/Middle East, so I have little idea of what might work for them. Centuries of outside interference have created more problems than have been solved, I think. Our interference is probably more of the same, but better armed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 201247, member: 4823"] We both agree with our Founders on this. I wrote that to encourage people to consider the point of view of the friendlies - the people we are allegedly helping. The cure should not kill the patient. Somewhere around the 3rd nation that we invade based on our own allegations of harboring terrorists, I expect that we would have few allies in this world. We might not have much in the way of military resources left. We would not be completely alone - Saudi Arabia would still be our friend, because they want us to keep ignoring the terrorists they harbor. The way that democracy and freedom spread is cultural. I think the format of a government is culturally-entrenched. One example is Russia - the Czars and the Bolsheviks were political opposites, but both were totalitarian. After the Bolshevik revolution, the people found it reassuring that someone would continue to tell them what to do. Their government is again drifting toward totalitarianism. Freedom is a scary thing for most cultures. I do not know much about the cultures of the Fertile Crescent/Cradle of Civilization/Middle East, so I have little idea of what might work for them. Centuries of outside interference have created more problems than have been solved, I think. Our interference is probably more of the same, but better armed. [/QUOTE]
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