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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:00 PM Original message |
Why do they want a "democracy" in Iraq? Why not a "republic"? |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. OMG! Great point! (nt) |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Democracy sounds better for some reason (n/t) |
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loudnclear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Too complex for dittoheads to understand. Democracy sound simple. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. that "democracy vs. republic" rubric applies only domestically |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. a matter of definitions |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That is a great definition and allows us a great comeback to their meme |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 12:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Alas, North Korea is not a Republic! |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. They use it in their name is what I was referring to. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 01:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. But it is NOT a monarchy. |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Not yet it isn't |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-03 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because a "republic" might be Islamic, or a collection of free... |
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