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In
1789 France erupted in revolution. The civil war
tides twisted while varieties of factions ebbed and shifted in blood
shed. Multiple demagogues and groups came to power and failed to
build and ensure peace. Finally, in 1799, leadership established a
foundation which allowed liberty, an economy, and the nation-state
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ignorance only does the world -- including
today's French and sports-minded, frightened Americans -- want to
remove the coach and ridicule
Iraqis for failing to recover from 33 years of Saddam Hussein's
murderous dictatorship. The Iraqi people have been liberated
for only 3-3/4 years. |
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How pathetic are the
quivering, under-educated, unthinking people of the world who want
to desert Iraq while it is threatened by terrorist neighbors poised
to usurp the Iraqi people's progress and resources before they have
had a reasonable chance to recover from Saddam's 33-year reign of
terror. |
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The French have forgotten
their own leader Robespierre and his Reign of Terror. In 1793-1794,
25,000 Frenchmen were executed by Frenchmen. |
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The United States struggled
with unification for many years. It developed and expanded westward
over the first half of the 19th century. Then, starting in 1861, the
US fought its own bloody civil war which resulted in the deaths of
over 600,000 Americans. Only days after the US Civil War ended in
1865, President Lincoln was assassinated. |
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So who can justifiably whine that Iraq is slow to
democratize and civilize? |
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