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In response to "They should have been deathly afraid of one becuase they merited one. " by Will Hunting

Sure seemed bungled, But, I think that request for Congressional approval touched off an important debate we needed to have

Posted by con_carne Sep 10 '13, 09:12

And bought loads of time, which was frankly a better alternative than simply bombing the latest brown person, which is what the US has always done in the past.

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The problem is sometimes, someone needs bombed. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:21 6
- Again, my problem is with the notion that it has to be up to the US every time this question comes up - con_carne Sep 10, 09:30 2
  - America is for better and worse, the shining light in this world. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:35
  - No one else has the resources + global reach to do this every time + it probably can't happen without US support + that's the price of saying - Roger More Sep 10, 09:34
- The Ryan Doctrine from Tom Clancy is what you're saying I believe (and I agree 110%) -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 09:22 2
  - Ryan/Clark 2016 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 10, 09:26 1
    - "The Vice President says that the Guatemalan situation has been ... contained." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:32

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Sure seemed bungled, But, I think that request for Congressional approval touched off an important debate we needed to have

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