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. So to start it off please give me a brief description of your self, where your from, how old you are, and educational background, then while looking at the fallowing questions imagine you are the leader of a very powerful country and explain how you would re-act to these particular issues.
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From US, 42 (that's 14 for the 3rd time
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If you could develop your own country by using any exiting government models (ie. Communism, socialism, democracy, etc.) how would you structure your government?
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In a developing country, Socialism I think would be the best, as the government could coordinate all aspects of the economy and insure that growth was maximized. This would later be replaced with a different system of the peoples' choosing.
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Would military build up be in your plans to protect your country?
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The amount of military would depend on the neighboring countries and their aggressiveness. At least a small military would be needed.
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Would you rely on the UN to help in conflicts your country might face with other governments?
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See previous answer. It would depend on the other country. If I was like Kuwait in the early 90's, yes. If I were like present day Pakistan/India, no.
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Do you feel Tibet needs to be free?
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China's move into Tibet I would consider a sovereign violation, so yes.
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What would be the best possible means of freeing Tibet?
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When dealing with China? Is that a trick question? I say it that way not to mock, but to point out the difficulty of persuading China to do anything. There is no good way, unless it can be shown that something is in it for China's benefit.
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If decisions where made by you, would you use force in order to achieve and keep Tibet’s freedom?
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No. A war with China can only end in tragedy.
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Can you name other country’s that are in need of freedom?
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Countries.
Northern Ireland, though same situation as with Tibet, but with the UK.
Iraq.
North Korea.
The thought occurs to me that China is surrounding herself with smaller states as buffers....much like the Soviet Union did with Eastern Europe.
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How do you feel about America’s actions in the war against terrorism and explain why you feel that way?.
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While it's reasonable to pursue those that intend/would do harm, it is unreasonable to invade another country entirely.
I think the 9/11 tragedy in some parts was not as it was portrayed to be; the most direct evidence is the wreckage of a 757 was NOT found at the Pentagon, and pictures show a small plane or missile at the site just before impact. Therefore the "War on Terrorism" could have been trumped up to be more than it appears.
I think that, like in many things, the US starts with good intentions, but then bullies its way and starts pissing the world off.
We don't have the right to go invade any country, anywhere, in the name of counter terrorism.