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Originally posted by Seraph:
Well, I tend to be more Moderate (with the exception of states rights, with I am a supporter of) with Libertarian tendencies. In particular I tend to think of anything that involves the federal government directly affecting US citizens to be a bad thing.
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Actually one of the reasons I don't like the Republicans is that they tend to be more aggressive and start more wars.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Democrat - Had US destroyers and German U-boats slugging it out months before Pearl Harbor. Got Hitler so upset that the US holds the distinction as being the ONLY nation that Germany declared war against in W.W.II.
Harry S. Truman - Democrat - Was primarily responsible for the US involvement in the Korean conflict. (The conflict wasn't ended until Ike was president).
John F. Kennedy - Democrat - Tried to invade Cuba, started sending advisors to Vietnam.
Lyndon B. Johnson - Democrat - "Americanized" the Vietnam War, responsible for 350,000+ troops being sent to Vietnam. Invaded the Dominican Republic in April 1965. [/QUOTE]I didn't say that the Democrats aren't agressive. I said that Republicans have proven to be more agressive. US had to get involved in WW2 or the Germans and Japanese might have won the war. Yes I agree that Harry S. Truman and Lyndon Johnson were agressive. Kennedy wasn't very agressive and only tried to invade Cuba during the Cuban Missle Crises.
The Vietnam War was acually started back in 1958 when Dwight D. Eisenhower(Republican) was president. Kennedy wanted the troops to be pulled out of Vietnam but that didn't happen because he got asassinated. When Richard Nixon(Republican) became the president in 1969, he had more troops pulled into Vietnam and there was more heavy bombing.
Ronald Regean had a ton of money spent the armed forces during the end of the Cold War that it almost bankrupted the U.S. economy. Look at George W. Bush. He has invaded 2 counties (Afghanistan and Iraq). He would probbably invade more countries if he could.
Face it, the Republicans are more agressive.
[ 10-18-2003, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: Gab ]