On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 11:40, Deryk Barker wrote: > Thus spake Travis Crump ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Paul Johnson wrote: > > >On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 02:18:19PM -0400, Stephen Touset wrote: > > > > > >>Name one "democracy" we've set up. I'll bet you my right knuckle that > > >>each and every one is a democracy in name only, and a republic in > > >>practice. > > > > > > > > >Not even a republic. Nicaragua: Dictatorship. Afghanistan (America > > >brought Osama to power to begin with): Dictatorship. Iraq (America > > >installed Saddam): Dictatorship. > > > > > >Name one republic America's created. > > > > > > > the Phillipines, Panama, Haiti, Japan, West Germany... > > I think others had hands in setting up Japan and (W) Germany at the > end of WWII.
West Germany, yes, partially England and France. Who else helped with Japan? -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | Regarding war zones: "There's nothing sacrosanct about a | | hotel with a bunch of journalists in it." | | Marine Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor (Retired) | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
