Sunday, December 12, 2004

Republican Presidents And War Crimes - Nothing New Here - By Michael Gaddy

"Republican Presidents And War Crimes - Nothing New Here By Michael Gaddy" is an interesting read. It lead me to ask a number of questions to which I don't know the answers (Yet)....Are Republican wars different from Democratic wars? Are the values that lead Republicans to go to war significantly differrent from the values that lead Democrats to go to war? Republicans seem to have a fairly consistent history of fighting wars to retain American financial postition and fueling those war engines by suppressing dissention under Patriotic jingoism and Religious zealoustry--- are those values and methodologies shared by Democratic presidents? (I would expect that both parties embrace those tools at least during wartime. They seem too effective not to be used by politicians for their advantage.) Are Democratic wars fought to protect American lives while Republican wars are fought to protect American investments? Is that an/the ultimate difference between the characters of both groups?

I don't know these answers...I am thinking aloud. Your insights are welcome. If you want to offer supporting arguements you are welcome to. Please click the comments link below.

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