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Lost_Count

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15. You're the only one talking about that...

Reply to Scuba (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 06:34 AM

Mar 2014

The grown ups are talking about honoring diplomatic requirements in the form of treaties, agreements etc...

You know, that ability to apply force as needed to save lives, property, preserve legal borders and protect the economic, social and military interests of the civilized world.

Or ...

You can hide under the covers and count on everyone's good intentions.

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Should the U.S. only use military force in defense of itself? [View all] quinnox Mar 2014 OP

Our military should primarily be geared towards self defense... WatermelonRat Mar 2014 #1

Might depends on whether or not members of the administration have vested corporate interests dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #2

The US should use military force to defend our allies ONLY WHEN ALL OTHER OPTIONS .... Scuba Mar 2014 #3

... And everyone's dead and the issue is long settled... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #9

So you're advocating the Bush Doctrine? Scuba Mar 2014 #14

You're the only one talking about that... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #15

Oh, cute smear! I'm not a "grown up"! What a well-crafted argument! Scuba Mar 2014 #16

The point... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #21

So why aren't we going in guns blazing, in for example, North Korea? People starve there every day. Scuba Mar 2014 #22

Defending other nations should only be done through the UN. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #4

^^This^^ truebluegreen Mar 2014 #5

Russia can block those kinds of UN resolutions Jenoch Mar 2014 #6

Yes they can, and so what? Consensus on resorting to military action is a good thing. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #7

Since you can predict the future, Jenoch Mar 2014 #10

I forsee that you lack an actual argument. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #12

I guarentee you there will be times when the UN Jenoch Mar 2014 #13

Still hazing a sad over Syria? Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #20

Nope, Jenoch Mar 2014 #23

+10000. nt. polly7 Mar 2014 #18

11 people don't understand the concept of diplomacy... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #8

No. The Straight Story Mar 2014 #11

I had to think about it gollygee Mar 2014 #17

The US is the greatest threat out there, to its own citizens as well reddread Mar 2014 #19