That is the job of government, to promote and protect itself and its people and its way of life.

You don't seriously think China would not do the same thing were it in the same position. Except that China's government is far worse than America's, so there would be more reason to complain.

And how about North Korea?

And what do you think the Geneva conventions are? And everything the UN supposedly stands for?

World law dictated by one governing body for the promotion of its ideals.

I am not saying this is a good idea or not (I haven't actually read up on this in any way excepting this opinionated article), but the blinded view that this is somehow unique or must be a detriment to the moral integrity of the only selfish Bush 'regime" (were it really a regime, as hard-line liberals so cleverly hyperbolize, you would have left by now on your morals) is careless and frail and vacant. Someone mentioned here that you must learn from history.

One could say that what they learned from history is that wars are costly and often catalyzed by abuses of power.

One could also argue that wars and quarrelling, history shows, are inevitable and may the best one win and live to analyze the history of it later.

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