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Discuss events occurring around the world, relations between countries, or actions of any group or organization with an international focus. 42 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 02:43   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? We didn't ask or want to be involved in our current wars. We were dragged into them. First by the possible threat of WMDs in Iraq and then muslim terrorists forced us into Afghanistan. We are helping civilians in the middle-east, clearing up the mess left by imperial powers and are doing a good job of stabilizing the region. It will help ensure cheaper oil out of the middle east and gives us a good trade network out there. It's in nobody's interests to have a destroyed middle-east.

The democrats on the other hand have done nothing but drive our deficit through the roof, try and introduce socialist healthcare and in general destroy our country. I don't know how we are going to survive another term of Obama.

The only thing I got from this was that you're gullible. 31 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 02:53   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? So, you are so brainwashed that you are unwilling to actually argue the points. Typical democrat, ignoring the facts. Please don't destroy our country.lol stop licking the crack of sean hannity's ass.

Brainwashed?---says Dykwia while looking in the mirror. Republicans aren't happy unless they are stripping rights away from americans. The republican candidates are a joke. I'm going to laugh so hard as they fall one by one. The tea party is nothing but a bunch of inbreds who escaped when the gate got left open. Round those idiots up and put them back in the cage where they belong.

Bush was and still is a liar. The wars were and still are a joke.

20 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 03:05   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? Republicans aren't happy unless they are stripping rights away from americans.The democrats would like nothing more than to take away all our liberties: our freedom to own a gun, our freedom of speech, our freedom to spend and invest money as we like. Do you really want socialized healthcare, half the population working for the government and for Israel to be left to the Arab nations? I'm sorry, but democrats are trying to take away all our freedoms. It's horrible and it's not going to work. The people know better.

Heck, do you realize the dems want to make gay marriage and gay adoption legal? I don't want any more states legalizing these.

Bush was and still is a liar. The wars were and still are a joke. That's easy to say in hindsight. The fact is that the middle-east is a much better place because of us. Last edited by DYKWIA; 19 Minutes Ago at 03:06. 12 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 03:13   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? We didn't ask or want to be involved in our current wars. We were dragged into them. First by the possible threat of WMDs in Iraq and then muslim terrorists forced us into Afghanistan. We are helping civilians in the middle-east, clearing up the mess left by imperial powers and are doing a good job of stabilizing the region. It will help ensure cheaper oil out of the middle east and gives us a good trade network out there. It's in nobody's interests to have a destroyed middle-east.

The democrats on the other hand have done nothing but drive our deficit through the roof, try and introduce socialist healthcare and in general destroy our country. I don't know how we are going to survive another term of Obama.

America's doing a terrible job of stabilising the region! Unlike many, I like to see the good in the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, but they aren't any more stable than they were (more free definitely, but not stable).

America didn't take that much of a role in the Libya conflict. It was primarily led by Britain and France, who had to keep requesting that America did more (though granted, this is our region not yours so I don't think it was particularly unreasonable for America to step back as the rest of the NATO forces picked up the slack). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's done anything special for Egypt recently (I know it financially supported their previous dictator though).

It did nothing to help the oppression in Bahrain, presumably because of their military presence there.

Then of course there is the huge support for Israel which - even if we say it's only self defence - is destabilising the entire area.

So all in all, if this is "doing a good job", I dread to see what a failed US foreign policy would look like.

9 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 03:15   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? The democrats would like nothing more than to take away all our liberties: our freedom to own a gun, our freedom of speech, our freedom to spend and invest money as we like. Do you really want socialized healthcare, half the population working for the government and for Israel to be left to the Arab nations? I'm sorry, but democrats are trying to take away all our freedoms. It's horrible and it's not going to work. The people know better.

Heck, do you realize the dems want to make gay marriage and gay adoption legal? I don't want any more states legalizing these.

That's easy to say in hindsight. The fact is that the middle-east is a much better place because of us.

Pretty funny how you show disgust at the attempt to give gay people more rights at the end of a little rant about how awful it is they are trying to take away your liberties!

It's not a fact at all. It's a fact that there has been improvements - but to say the whole region is better off is ridiculous.

2 Minutes Ago: 16th November 2011 03:22   Re: is america now the biggest welfare state in history? The democrats would like nothing more than to take away all our liberties: our freedom to own a gun, our freedom of speech, our freedom to spend and invest money as we like. Do you really want socialized healthcare, half the population working for the government and for Israel to be left to the Arab nations? I'm sorry, but democrats are trying to take away all our freedoms. It's horrible and it's not going to work. The people know better.

Heck, do you realize the dems want to make gay marriage and gay adoption legal? I don't want any more states legalizing these.

That's easy to say in hindsight. The fact is that the middle-east is a much better place because of us.

are you actually being...serious? Because if you are

I don't mean to sound offensive but from everything you've written you're coming across as a very very very stereotypical and brainwashed American...I suggest you follow your advice and "check the facts"

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