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I don't see it as "my parents @#%^ed, I happened to pop out in this Country, so now I'm owed".
You don't believe in universal human rights? Fascinating.
I consider a gbaji like position on that as good as not believing in universal human rights, by the way, just so you don't start quoting locke at me.
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However, if you truly believe another Nation poses a threat to your Country, way of life and loved ones, and you have the opportunity to do more than run your mouth, then you SHOULD put your money where your mouth is.
Did Iraq really pose a thread to us in 1991? Consider than an honest question. I was like, 4. I was always
told, however, that we were protecting Kuwait.
It's also slightly ironic that you only mention self-defense because most of the literature I've read on the subject lists Desert storm as the first and last Jus ad Bellum since world war two.
Edited, May 2nd 2009 6:19pm by Pensive