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John McCain's Vietnam-based view of war

An outdated belief in the unconstrained use of force and less domestic debate is the centerpiece of the GOP candidate's national security worldview.
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  • Monday, May 12, 2008 05:47 AM

    Mindset

    What is obvious is that Conservatives just consider Democracy and Freedom of Expression to be just very inconvenient items. How soon do we start hearing from Conservatives methods of "solving" that problem?

    Then again, we are seeing how they will "solve" the problem right now, aren't we?

    My (mostly rhetorical) question is, "How did the Republican party, formerly the party of individual freedom, sign onto this philosophy that the government know better and Americans should only know what the government deems it necessary for them to know" philosophy.

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