True, but Germany did have a democracy before Hitler, and Japan was so
shellshocked by defeat from an "inferior" foe, they took to democracy quite
readily.  You're not getting away with history that easily, Ken. I know
history, too.   I think the reason why we kept troops there was to make sure
the communists wouldn't come over. It wasn't to quell aggression.  And that
to me is the big difference.   

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ken barber
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 11:27 PM
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Subject: Re: what happens if we leave iraq too quickly

well, lets examine some of the places we have exported
democracy. Japan is a good place to start. we had to
keep troops there for years, but, japan appears to
have turned out pretty good. Germany under hitler was
hardly a democracy. we left troops there many years,
but, lookes like it turned out pretty good. the common
denominator seems to be the willingness to take the
time necessaary to plant a democracy. if you can't
microwave one in a few minutes most will say, "it
can't be done." 

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