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Kaine for Senate '18
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« on: April 25, 2010, 01:14:55 PM »

As soon as Germany invaded Belgium, the US was justified.  While this may not be the same as in WWII, Germany and Austria-Hungary were certainly not morally good.  The Central Powers were for the most part morally abhorrent regimes; at least Britain and France were liberal democracies, something none of the Central Powers can claim.  Austria had actually spent the last 100 years prior to WWI trying to stifle democracy at every opportunity.  It's a pity the US had not entered in 1914/1915; we could have spared Russia from the Bolsheviks.
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 02:53:11 PM »

Wait a sec.  You talk about how the Central Powers were abhorrent regimes, then you call on us to get into the war to save Tsarist Russia?

Not Tsarist Russia; save Russia from Bolshevism.  We could have helped stabilize and maintain a more democratic regime; given Kerensky time to create a new, more liberal Russia.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2010, 08:45:16 PM »

Wait a sec.  You talk about how the Central Powers were abhorrent regimes, then you call on us to get into the war to save Tsarist Russia?

Not Tsarist Russia; save Russia from Bolshevism.  We could have helped stabilize and maintain a more democratic regime; given Kerensky time to create a new, more liberal Russia.

Whatever came under Kerensky would not be liberal or democratic.

It would certainly have been more liberal than the Bolsheviks turned out to be.
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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 02:55:54 PM »

This.  The Ottoman Empire had a parliament, as well.

That means nothing.  They were a repressive, bigoted regime.
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 04:00:28 PM »

This.  The Ottoman Empire had a parliament, as well.

That means nothing.  They were a repressive, bigoted regime.

As were most other participants in the Great War.

You've moved the goalposts in each post you've made in this thread, it seems.

It's because he can't defend the initial post, and so is trying to change the game.
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