Howard contradicts Bush and himself
“Don’t take any notice of them, be sensible, enjoy the sun, it’s Christmas and have a good time and, for heaven’s sake, remember you don’t achieve any advances in this world through the use of violence, thank you,” Mr Howard said
You know I kinda remember when we invaded Iraq, Howard sayingthe exact opposite. But, I guess his argument is that violence is ok for those “other” people just not Australians.
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December 18th, 2005 at 4:18 pm
Quite similar to the post below, facts are used interchangeably to suit the circumstances.
Another thing about the IRAQ invasion I read recently from Arundhati Roy:
Isn’t it funny how those who dismiss peaceful solutions as a utopian ideal then use the most utopian of justifications for their use of violence:
We declared war on IRAQ to:
“usher in democracy”
“liberate the people of Iraq from oppression”
“end the daily injustice of the IRAQI people”
Can you do that through shooting people? If so, then who do I shoot?