I use the past tense because...

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Post #70,408

by ben_tilly

12/22/02 5:18:56 PM

I use the past tense because...

...the countries most directly affected by the past policy of Manifest Destiny are currently US allies. (As if they had a realistic choice about it...)

Cheers,
Ben

"Career politicians are inherently untrustworthy; if it spends its life buzzing around the outhouse, it\ufffds probably a fly."
- [link|http://www.nationalinterest.org/issues/58/Mead.html|Walter Mead]

In fairness to the French - (marlowe) - (35) - Dec. 19, 2002, 12:06:49 PM EST

ESAD - (deSitter) - (32) - Dec. 19, 2002, 12:59:51 PM EST

Ask the Taliban. - (marlowe) - (31) - Dec. 19, 2002, 01:06:59 PM EST

puh-LEEEZ - (jb4) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:25:30 PM EST

I'll ask Osama. - (Brandioch) - (29) - Dec. 19, 2002, 04:54:28 PM EST

Yeah, go ask Osama. - (marlowe) - (28) - Dec. 19, 2002, 05:07:46 PM EST

Try to keep up with the news. - (Brandioch) - (27) - Dec. 19, 2002, 05:39:32 PM EST

Was it from a named source? ;-) -NT - (bepatient) - Dec. 19, 2002, 05:47:01 PM EST

Try to keep up yourself - (marlowe) - (25) - Dec. 19, 2002, 06:23:24 PM EST

Link - (bepatient) - Dec. 19, 2002, 06:32:51 PM EST

You'd trust the Swiss over the US? - (Brandioch) - (23) - Dec. 19, 2002, 07:05:54 PM EST

Re: You'd trust the Swiss over the US? - (rcareaga) - (20) - Dec. 19, 2002, 09:23:15 PM EST

oops - (rcareaga) - (19) - Dec. 19, 2002, 09:27:18 PM EST

You must be new here. :) - (Brandioch) - (18) - Dec. 19, 2002, 10:09:12 PM EST

Re: You must be new here. :) - (rcareaga) - (16) - Dec. 19, 2002, 10:29:02 PM EST

Welcome then - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 19, 2002, 10:47:44 PM EST

I *like* that! - (SpiceWare) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:35:20 PM EST

Re: You must be new here. :) - (deSitter) - (13) - Dec. 20, 2002, 10:17:24 PM EST

We are in empircal mode since the Monroe doctrine has been - (boxley) - Dec. 20, 2002, 11:20:05 PM EST

There are none who so blind as he who will not see - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 21, 2002, 02:39:22 AM EST

The United States is an imperial power that . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Dec. 21, 2002, 02:59:42 AM EST

Re: The United States is an imperial power that . . . - (deSitter) - (3) - Dec. 21, 2002, 02:15:25 PM EST

Bullshit on Manifest Destiny - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Dec. 21, 2002, 04:06:16 PM EST

"past targets"? - (Brandioch) - (1) - Dec. 22, 2002, 04:53:42 PM EST

I use the past tense because... - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 22, 2002, 05:18:56 PM EST

Re: You must be new here. :) - (rcareaga) - (3) - Dec. 21, 2002, 07:24:59 PM EST

Now look here,__[cackle] __ Mr. rc - (Ashton) - Dec. 22, 2002, 06:08:35 PM EST

Re: You must be new here. :) - (deSitter) - (1) - Dec. 23, 2002, 08:54:02 PM EST

Re: You must be new here. :) - (rcareaga) - Dec. 24, 2002, 11:10:46 PM EST

a cleareyed defense of imperialism - (rcareaga) - (1) - Dec. 21, 2002, 08:58:04 PM EST

Don't forget the "peace" part. - (Brandioch) - Dec. 22, 2002, 03:29:25 PM EST

Well... - (bepatient) - Dec. 19, 2002, 10:32:59 PM EST

Hol' on there, Brandi... - (jb4) - (1) - Dec. 20, 2002, 01:59:36 PM EST

Yes, but you have a functioning brain. - (Brandioch) - Dec. 20, 2002, 02:16:56 PM EST

But, who wants to be fair to the French? -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Dec. 21, 2002, 07:58:48 PM EST

I do -NT - (deSitter) - Dec. 23, 2002, 09:00:12 PM EST

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