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Originally Posted by ziggytrix
But you can't have democracy when there's an assault rifle pointed at you. At least, that's no kind of democracy I'd want any part of.
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I think tihs is an over-statement. I don't thin all Iraqis are being herded like cattle at gun point. I think we are pointing the barrels at a lot of people who deserve it, the very same people who would like to harm innocent iraqi people for the sake of their "insurgency."
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BTW, calling them "ambiguous think-tanks" makes me think that you think organizations like PNAC have no influence in Washington. Is that so? I think they have more influence than the DNC right now.
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I think they have influence, but the fact is overblown. Politicians fear money and voters. If a PAC/think tank can hurt them with money and attack ads, then they fear them. There are SO MANY think tanks in DC alone, and they all release studies and disertations on policy. Some have clout, i think, because they do good research. Others have clout because they are financed by the right people, and yes, are on the ears of certain politicians.
My point is that i think all of this fearmongering over Karl Rove, the "neo-cons," and "think tanks" can dilute the substance of the argument.