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Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by RasputinsLiver
"Perhaps freedom is not universal. Maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern. Maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government." -- George W. Bush, London, June 16, 2008
Re: Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by LT-7

He is wrong. Any people can self-govern. They just need to understand the principles. How to balance parts of government, how to properly guarantee rights in a fashion that will stand the test of time and how to let go of divisive modes of thinking and unite as a diverse group are three things they need to be able to accomplish. It takes a group that is not so grasping and concentrated on power that they can concentrate on freedom to establish such a government. Those are hard to find.

One requirement is that it not include people that want to be dictator or promote only one group. Bush doesn't qualify.

Re: Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by HennaRinse
Spoken like the complete dolt and arrogant racist fool he is. We can all take pride in his wisdom.
Re: Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by LT-7

Sorry. I'm in pain right now and that didn't come out quite right. The list of "how"s should have been followed by "are three principles they need to follow if they are to accomplish it."

The sentence after that should read "that they can't concentrate on freedom"

Re: Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by Jeff
huh, sounds like a fraylib the past few years.
Re: Oh My. Check Out What Dubya Had To Say A Few Weeks Ago:
by HennaRinse

He is indeed very wrong and with that display of ignorance and racism, it is no wonder Iraq is the quagmire it is. Professing to bring democracy to the middle east, but in truth, he doesn't belive they could.

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