mark24 writes me:
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Nonsense, there is the rest of the world, it is the United Nations, not the United States.
Doesn't matter, mark. The US can veto any UN resolution. Other countries can too, of course, but that doesn't much matter either. If the UN doesn't do as the US dictates then the US will ignore the UN, as we did regarding Iraq.
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The point I am making is that you shouldn't threaten force unless you are going to deliver.
I agree as far as that goes. But this wouldn't have been* the first time we've threatened force without following through. And if we
are going to threaten force, why wait 12 years before acting on the threat? By that time, wouldn't you say that our inaction has spoken rather more loudly than our words?
You and I haven't had much interaction before, mark, but I have read many of your posts. I realize you aren't pro-war. I consider this merely a matter of principle that we're arguing.
EDIT, at *: changed 'isn't' to 'wouldn't have been'.
This message has been edited by berberry, 06-04-2005 09:12 PM
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