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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rictor on April 23, 2004, 10:59:37 am

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: Rictor on April 23, 2004, 10:59:37 am

Oh, they'll have sovereignty all right, just not the power to, you know, change any actual laws... (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/politics/23DIPL.html?ex=1083690196&ei=1&en=b5e18beeca5428ce)

I've got two debate threads going, this was only meant as a "hey look at this "news"" thread. Or discuss, whatever.


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From the article, though not strictly on topic:

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Mr. Grossman was also asked what would happen if the new government wanted to adopt a foreign policy opposed by the United States, such as forging close relations with two neighbors, Iran and Syria.

The United States, he replied, would have to use the kind of persuasion used by any American ambassador in any country.

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: an0n on April 23, 2004, 11:15:12 am

So....bomb the **** out of them, then?

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: Bobboau on April 23, 2004, 09:12:04 pm

gah, that's just stupid,
I ask again, is bush _trying_ to fuck up?

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: mikhael on April 24, 2004, 12:21:57 am

Yes. Fuck is always trying to Bush up.

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: Black Wolf on April 24, 2004, 02:23:27 am

Of course they wont have any real power - this'll be an interim government - once the Iraquis elect their own representetive government, it'll have full power of any democratically elected government - in theory anyway. No doubt they'll be a democratically elected bunch of US bootlickers, but, well, yeah.

Title: Delicous, delicous sovereignty
Post by: vyper on April 24, 2004, 07:47:18 am

[q]The United States, he replied, would have to use the kind of persuasion used by any American ambassador in any country.[/q]

Support of militias, terrorists, blocking of aid, et al? Ye that'd do it. :sigh: