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Talk:Debate:Restoring the USA image in the world, just a fancy phrase that means zilch? (view source)
Revision as of 21:23, May 12, 2007
, 21:23, May 12, 2007→Is this REALLY an essay?
The initial poster removed the "Essay" template and inserted a "Debate" template. That kinda told me that this is meant to be a debate, not an essay. --[[User:JLindon|JLindon]] 15:33, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
The initial poster removed the "Essay" template and inserted a "Debate" template. That kinda told me that this is meant to be a debate, not an essay. --[[User:JLindon|JLindon]] 15:33, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
==Moved from page, again!==
:You criticize liberals' use of the phrase "USA image" (I believe they actually say "America's image") but then use the incredibly jingoistic phrase "Coalition of the Willing:" are the White House's 'talking points' less meaningless than other 'talking points'? 84% of the invasion force was American; 15% was British. That leaves the remaining 1% of ground forces to be composed of Australian, Polish, and Danish forces - wow, some coalition. It pales in comparison to the original Coalition in 1991. But wait, more nations have joined the coalition of the willing! South Korea, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Mongolia, the glorious state of Kazakhstan... I could go on. I mean, what would we do without Moldova's twelve soldiers?
:Also, I seriously doubt the world hates us for our porno. And what's this about Europeans hating us for our capitalism? Sure, they may be <i>more</i> socialist than we are, but they're hardly communists. Most of Europe is in the EU Free Trade bloc. You know, free trade? Capitalism? Economists love that stuff. The reason people hate us is more complex than "they hate our freedom" - although that is a nifty, jingoistic argument. I believe it has more to do with those in power (Hamas, Syria, and the like) being smart and seeing that they can hold onto their power by unifying those under them against the 'evil West', so that those people don't realize that the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah are crooks who couldn't care less about them. -[[User:Fuzzy901|Fuzzy901]] 16:14, 12 May 2007 (EDT)