Foreign affairs

[marilena_r]

Now, the question comes again: should any “free” country try to help countries under military or theocratic regime to change things?
First of all, it is certain that any leader that is supported or approved or accepted by another country has high chances to be treated as a dictator and he might behave as such. They may think that they act for the

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[sahira_chan]

From an Arab's (Well...Half) perspective (we have half of pakistan over in saudi anyway) no one likes Musharraf. He's a tool.

[marilena_r]

Yeap, I got the same impression when I read his profile...

[ghoststrider]

Now, the question comes again: should any “free” country try to help countries under military or theocratic regime to change things?

No, because then you get into a quagmire like Iraq where multiple sides shoot the bloody shit out of each other and nothing gets done. Putting economic and political pressure on another country may work, but invasion? Please. That makes things worse, not better.

If the people really want change, they'll fight. Personally, I'd rather rely on Special Forces teams to train paramilitaries instead of using occupation forces, but I'm also a libertarian and I realize that invading foreign countries or toppling their governments is really against my ethics.

[marilena_r]

You know, when you say that, I can't help thinking that Americans are good people and they deserve a better government. With a friend of mine we were discussing how it is very possible that the results of the previous elections were fake. It is revolting...

[ghoststrider]

The whole government is fake, or at least a joke. It has been ever since the early 20th century.