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Originally Posted by BBKing
which makes the point that spreading democracy and freedom US style
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I am going to stick my neck out here, and assume you mean by the gun, i.e. Iraq. This situation is totally different. The US is reliant on several countries about for oil, so "putting pressure" on them to give women the vote, something which seemed almost inconvievable, wouldn't be in the US interests. I.e. the US is biting th hand that feeds here. It is the same with Saudi Arabia. Terrible coun try, yes, but liewise the US, even though it is heavily reliant on that country too, has put significant pressure on SA to reform into something a bit better.
You keep bring Uzbeckistan in this. This isn't a cop out, but this isn't really relevent. What sort-of is though, as we are on the subject of the evil imperialist AmericansÂÂÂà ‚® trying to spread democracy: I know virtually nothing about Uz, i'd admit, but what I do know from how the government is run, it does sound awfully communist to me. That hardly makes Uz the perfect ally for the US. By the by, if what you say is going on in Uz, actually is, (and i'd guess its largely true), then once again the UN is proving what a worthless heap of sh**e that is by seeming to let it go on.