WORTH COGITATING ON!
He that would keep his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. Thomas Paine

How many people died each year that Saddam Hussein was in power from either torture, execution, or his unprovoked wars? There was literally no way for the Iraqis to overthrow the murderous dictator on their own, short of his own Palace Guard assassinating him and his two sons at the same time, as well as his leading generals. That would have been a difficult task to say the least, but it still would have left the Baath Party in control and soon another ruthless dictator would have replaced him.

The same holds true for Fidel Castro and Cuba. It most likely is impossible for the citizenry of Cuba to accomplish anything in respect to overthrowing his tyrannical regime. It is for the United Nations to consider the words of Thomas Paine, for if they do have International Law at the U.N., it should be enforced. Those words are as meaningful today as they were then.

Tyranny must be cast out wherever it is found.

For those who seem to prefer socialism to capitalism, study the changes in Russia over the past ten years, how the economy has blossomed, and as personal iniative grows, it is rapidly turning things around. http://s16.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s16Hearlem

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