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America celebrates its independence as a country on July 4, in commemoration of its declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776....

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Paul Pausky'78

posted 9/17/08 @ 6:49 AM CST

Thank you for reminding us of this important historical reminder and perspective. It took freedom loving Americans over 11 years to transition from a Declaration of Independence from our tyrranical government to function as one nation operating under a ratified Constitution. That said, are people insisting that the same task be completed in Iraq in 7 years uninformed or unrealistic?
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Anonymous

posted 9/17/08 @ 2:07 PM CST

Originally posted by

Paul Pausky'78

 Thank you for reminding us of this important historical reminder and perspective. It took freedom loving Americans over 11 years to transition from a Declaration of Independence from our tyrranical government to function as one nation operating under a ratified Constitution. That said, are people insisting that the same task be completed in Iraq in 7 years uninformed or unrealistic?


It's unrealistic because Islam is incompatible with Western ideals and values like classical liberalism, individuality, and reason.
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citizen

posted 9/17/08 @ 10:01 AM CST

The United States Constitution... I remember that... Good times...
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