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Contributor: Justsomeguy
Date: 2003-01-28 13:29:48
You are simply using the term tyrant as spoon-fed to you by CNN and Ari Fleisher. Cluster-bombing civilians in Afghanistan and then failing to clean up the mess is tyrannical. Strong-arming the international community and stating that "you're either with us, or you're with the terrorists," is a subtle form of global tyranny.
We must remember the context in which these actions and many others take place. The United States is the most powerful country in the world's history. They don't need to drop biological weapons or blow up bus shelters to get their point across and exert their unquestionable influence. They just send John Negroponte into the UN to get their tyrannical message across. If that doesn't work, they send their troops wherever they're needed and act unilaterally. Do a bit of research and you'll see that it's true.
The weak have other ways of exerting their force, and it is much less subtle. They do not have buildings full of PR experts and press secretaries to construct a dubious facade of victimhood.
I do not defend those whom the West classifies as terrorists, but I cannot turn a blind eye to the more subversive tyranny of the White House. It is unfortunate that so many already have.
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