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		<title>Playing The Hand We&#8217;re Dealt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think that by and large, most actors on the world’s stage are rational people with a relatively level head and a healthy sense of self-interest, but even the most rational of people will jump at the chance to score a few points when they see an opportunity.

In Obama, they see opportunities.  Lots of them.  And they’re calling.]]></description>
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		<title>Heresy Against Democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/heresy-against-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There isn't a magic bullet or a catch all solution to every country's governing needs.  Each country has its own form of government with it's own quirks and particularities.  No government is perfect – they all have their problems – even our own.  I realize that by saying this I'm committing an act of supreme heresy against The American Religion, but the truth must be told: democracy is not always the answer.]]></description>
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		<title>Viva La Revolucion</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/honduras-military-coup-against-president-zelaya/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/honduras-military-coup-against-president-zelaya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honduras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manuel Zelaya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The “military coup” that occurred in Honduras last Sunday was a legitimate act to protect the Honduran Republic's constitutional government from a power hungry president.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Right</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/the-ultimate-right-to-self-defense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/the-ultimate-right-to-self-defense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intifada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isreal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jihad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palistine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I neither endorse nor condone what goes on in the ongoing battle between Israelites and Palestinians – but I do understand it.  It's not a reason to stop trying.  It's not an excuse.  It's not a even reason to forgive.  But it's an understanding.  And that's a start.]]></description>
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		<title>Step 3: Profit</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/russia-votes-to-give-independence-to-georgia-provinces/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/russia-votes-to-give-independence-to-georgia-provinces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Russian parliament passed a non-binding resolution requesting that Medvedev declare to two provinces under conflict in the region as independent countries.  The western powers “strongly urged” Medvedev not to do so.  Strongly urged?  What the hell is that?]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Invades Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/russia-invades-georgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Russian troops invaded the country of Georgia.  As I write this, five days later, President Medvedev of Russia and President Sarkozy of France are holding a press conference announcing a ceasefire but this is not the end of fighting.]]></description>
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