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Yesterday I wrote the bitchiest and most opinionated paper I have ever written. Well, I can hardly be surprised, I was sleepy AND it was about president Bush's policy... Anyway, I thought I would include some funny excepts because they amuse me... and I hope they will amuse you too.
My Subheadings:
My Opinion (Because I Was Asked)
Textual Evidence (Because, I Suppose, It’s Necessary)
Imperial Maybe... but Not Liberal
The Dangerous Notion of 'Liberating Empire' in the War on Terror
Random Quotes:
"Ironically, we haven’t found any evidence in our own quest to protect freedom from the threat of terror that the 'freedom loving people' of the world hear this call, nor am I inclined to believe from J. Q. Adam’s speech or from what I know of the great champions of liberalism in our own history that the voices of the past would rise from 'across the ages' to sing this particular tune."
"what is lovingly referred to as the Bush Doctrine"
"The privileges of freedom endow their recipient with the right and obligation to spread freedom. It’s like a great and holy pyramid scheme."
"invaded Iraq ... to bestow freedom as from on high."
"'when French officials realized…that the United States planned to go to war regardless of how the Security Council voted' they freaked."
"Bush’s seemingly direct line to God"
"The liberation thing is just how we sell it."
"If we are truly benign, who will oppose us but the evil and malicious forces of the world?"
"We incite more hostility with every blundering step we take."
"There is simply no chance for liberal values to thrive when they are merely imposed."
My Subheadings:
My Opinion (Because I Was Asked)
Textual Evidence (Because, I Suppose, It’s Necessary)
Imperial Maybe... but Not Liberal
The Dangerous Notion of 'Liberating Empire' in the War on Terror
Random Quotes:
"Ironically, we haven’t found any evidence in our own quest to protect freedom from the threat of terror that the 'freedom loving people' of the world hear this call, nor am I inclined to believe from J. Q. Adam’s speech or from what I know of the great champions of liberalism in our own history that the voices of the past would rise from 'across the ages' to sing this particular tune."
"what is lovingly referred to as the Bush Doctrine"
"The privileges of freedom endow their recipient with the right and obligation to spread freedom. It’s like a great and holy pyramid scheme."
"invaded Iraq ... to bestow freedom as from on high."
"'when French officials realized…that the United States planned to go to war regardless of how the Security Council voted' they freaked."
"Bush’s seemingly direct line to God"
"The liberation thing is just how we sell it."
"If we are truly benign, who will oppose us but the evil and malicious forces of the world?"
"We incite more hostility with every blundering step we take."
"There is simply no chance for liberal values to thrive when they are merely imposed."