The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Does this mean you think there would be/should be support for an invasion of Burma, or for money and arms to fund the prodemocracy crowd?

Being the devil's advocate, that would be portrayed as contributing to and starting a civil war.

Honestly, I don't know enough specifics to advocate or oppose giving aid (in whatever form that might be). But in my mind they've met what I believe should be requirement #1 for considering that aid, namely a self-motivate populace that is willing to take action themselves but face an insurmountable gulf in armament, and it bugs the hell out of me that helping them isn't an option at all, whether it's the right thing to do or not.

Believe it or not, despite my opposition of the Iraq war, I don't hate freedom and am not adverse to aiding the push for freedom in countries that are ready for it.