America - The Defender of Democracy (reject, Earth, evolution, hell)

[greatcalgarian]

Since 2002, the world has seen extraordinary progress in the expansion of freedom,
democracy, and human dignity:
• The peoples of Afghanistan and Iraq have replaced tyrannies with democracies.
• In Afghanistan, the tyranny of the Taliban has been replaced by a freely-elected
government; Afghans have written and ratified a constitution guaranteeing rights
and freedoms unprecedented in their history; and an elected legislature gives the
people a regular voice in their government.
• In Iraq, a tyrant has been toppled; over 8 million Iraqis voted in the nation’s first
free and fair election; a freely negotiated constitution was passed by a referendum
in which almost 10 million Iraqis participated; and, for the first time in their
history, nearly 12 million Iraqis have elected a permanent government under a
popularly determined constitution.
• The people of Lebanon have rejected the heavy hand of foreign rule. The people of
Egypt have experienced more open but still flawed elections. Saudi Arabia has taken
some preliminary steps to give its citizens more of a voice in their government.
Jordan has made progress in opening its political process. Kuwait and Morocco are
pursuing agendas of political reform.
• The “color revolutions” in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan have brought new hope
for freedom across the Eurasian landmass.
• Democracy has made further advances in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with
peaceful transfers of power; growth in independent judiciaries and the rule of law;
improved election practices; and expanding political and economic rights.

AND THE WORLD HAS BEEN MADE TO BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, PEACE ON EARTH.
Achieving this goal is the work of generations. The United States is in the early years of a long struggle, similar to what our country faced in the early years of the Cold War. The 20th century witnessed the triumph of freedom over the threats of fascism and communism. Yet a new totalitarian ideology now threatens, an ideology grounded not in secular philosophy but in the perversion of a proud religion. Its content may be different from the ideologies of the last century, but its means are similar: intolerance, murder, terror, enslavement, and repression.
AND WHAT IS THIS RELIGION (NEVER MIND ABOUT THE ABJECTIVE OF PERVERSION AND PROUD): IT IS MUSLIM! MUSLIM! MUSLIM!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss/2006/nss2006.pdf
The United States has long championed freedom because doing so reflects our values and advances our interests. It reflects our values because we believe the desire for freedom lives in every human heart and the imperative of human dignity transcends all nations and cultures.To protect our Nation and honor our values, the United States seeks to extend freedom across the globe by leading an international effort to end tyranny and to promote effective democracy.

[greatcalgarian]

There was no mention of using force or military attack in order to liberate those countries:
In the cause of ending tyranny and promoting effective democracy, we will employ the
full array of political, economic, diplomatic, and other tools at our disposal, including:
• Speaking out against abuses of human rights;
• Supporting publicly democratic reformers in repressive nations, including by holding
high-level meetings with them at the White House, Department of State, and U.S.
Embassies;
• Using foreign assistance to support the development of free and fair elections, rule of
law, civil society, human rights, women’s rights, free media, and religious freedom;
• Tailoring assistance and training of military forces to support civilian control of the
military and military respect for human rights in a democratic society;
• Applying sanctions that designed to target those who rule oppressive regimes while
sparing the people;
• Encouraging other nations not to support oppressive regimes;
• Partnering with other democratic nations to promote freedom, democracy, and human
rights in specific countries and regions;
• Strengthening and building new initiatives such as the Broader Middle East and North
Africa Initiative’s Foundation for the Future, the Community of Democracies, and the
United Nations Democracy Fund;
• Forming creative partnerships with nongovernmental organizations and other civil
society voices to support and reinforce their work;
• Working with existing international institutions such as the United Nations and
regional organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe, the African Union (AU), and the Organization of American States (OAS) to
help implement their democratic commitments, and helping establish democracy
charters in regions that lack them;

[Jaiket]

Where's this one goin' then GC?

[GeneCosta]

Since 2002, the world has seen extraordinary progress in the expansion of freedom,
democracy, and human dignity:

I would throw that back 60 something years, going by what you posted.

[nutshell]

I was with you until you accused Muslims of being the new ideology that must be opposed. This is not a religious war...it is about power and is veiled using religion. I don't believe Muslim extremists represent mainstream Islam.

[Bishka]

Originally Posted by nutshell

I was with you until you accused Muslims of being the new ideology that must be opposed. This is not a religious war...it is about power and is veiled using religion. I don't believe Muslim extremists represent mainstream Islam.

I'm dittoing(is that even a word?) Nutshell on this one.

[greatcalgarian]

Originally Posted by Jaiket

Where's this one goin' then GC?

I have no idea, I just read this National security policy from the white house and thought you guys might like to read part of the interesting portion.

[greatcalgarian]

Originally Posted by GeneCosta

I would throw that back 60 something years, going by what you posted.

You mean GWB is plagarishing, and these were already 60 something years old thingi?

[greatcalgarian]

Originally Posted by nutshell

I was with you until you accused Muslims of being the new ideology that must be opposed. This is not a religious war...it is about power and is veiled using religion. I don't believe Muslim extremists represent mainstream Islam.

Sorry, most of the posting is taken from the National security report of the white house, the MUSLIM thing is what I added in to get a reaction from the reader.

Glad you spot the purposely inserted extreme view. But your view is still jumping to Muslim extremists, where the Whitehouse might have meant the Christian extremists of the Ireland.

[Sunstone]

A couple of generations ago, the notion of America as the defender of democracy wasn't nearly as laughable as it is under the current administration.