Comments on: Promoting Democracy http://donklephant.com/2005/08/18/promoting-democracy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kris http://donklephant.com/2005/08/18/promoting-democracy/#comment-1454 Kris Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:19:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=634#comment-1454 "crashingly important events like a grieving mother and a pack of activists camped outside the president’s ranch." A tangible anti-war movement isn't an important event? I'd say it's definately news - news that you shouldn't be dismissing so flippantly. “crashingly important events like a grieving mother and a pack of activists camped outside the president’s ranch.”

A tangible anti-war movement isn’t an important event? I’d say it’s definately news - news that you shouldn’t be dismissing so flippantly.

]]> By: EZSmirkzz http://donklephant.com/2005/08/18/promoting-democracy/#comment-1433 EZSmirkzz Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:22:24 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=634#comment-1433 I have become skeptical of any US national politician doing anything for anything as altruistic as promoting democracy. The people may generally believe in it, but had that been what motivated Lugar et al then it would have been done a long time ago by the State Department. Perhaps our current suppliers of phosphate have become less enthralled with us, as is rapidly occurring with those who supply our oil. I would follow the money. I have become skeptical of any US national politician doing anything for anything as altruistic as promoting democracy. The people may generally believe in it, but had that been what motivated Lugar et al then it would have been done a long time ago by the State Department. Perhaps our current suppliers of phosphate have become less enthralled with us, as is rapidly occurring with those who supply our oil. I would follow the money.

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