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Clown is Down

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1. South Korea?

Reply to Luminous Animal (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 01:10 AM

Aug 2013

My dad served and I think we did OK there.

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Who here can name ONE democracy that we have facilitated after the Marshall Plan [View all] Luminous Animal Aug 2013 OP

South Korea? Clown is Down Aug 2013 #1

You win this round, Mister Bond, but you haven't heard the last of me cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #2

Ernst Stavro Blofeld Clown is Down Aug 2013 #4

that they did on their own after 1989... MisterP Aug 2013 #3

The post did say "facilitate" Clown is Down Aug 2013 #7

Does it count if the US was responsible for the tension that led to the war? Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #5

"their Korean lapdogs"? Clown is Down Aug 2013 #8

The Korean lapdogs were the Koreans who aided the Japanese... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #9

Still confused about the lapdogs issue Clown is Down Aug 2013 #13

It's rather more complicated than "takes two to tango." And the North was not unprovoked... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #19

Have to agree with everything you just said. Clown is Down Aug 2013 #24

From the Korean war and through the 1980s it was a military dictatorship Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #10

And it is now a democracy Clown is Down Aug 2013 #15

Growth? What do you mean by growht? Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #16

Economic, International trade & relations, just the usual stuff. Clown is Down Aug 2013 #20

Not really. South Korea was subject to several coups and assassinations over the years... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #23

See Post 24 Clown is Down Aug 2013 #27

Korea was 60 years ago XemaSab Aug 2013 #17

OP asked for anything after the Marshall Plan Clown is Down Aug 2013 #28

Israel. Taiwan (ROC) JVS Aug 2013 #6

Israel is theocratic thus not democratic. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #12

How so? Who are the chief clerics of Israel's government? JVS Aug 2013 #21

I agree with you. BlueCheese Aug 2013 #26

ack. Sorry, Israel is democratic and it's stretching it HUGELY to call it cali Aug 2013 #33

Taiwan was not democratic until recently FarCenter Aug 2013 #35

I think Clinton was right to help reinstall Aristide struggle4progress Aug 2013 #11

Never happened. Wikileaks proved that Clinton was a big lying fucking asshole. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #14

Really? I remember clearly the Reaganites hated Aristide back in the 80s, and I remember struggle4progress Aug 2013 #18

Poster probably thinking of Aristide's second ouster (2004). joshcryer Aug 2013 #29

Libya is no Somolia. joshcryer Aug 2013 #22

Kosovo. Taiwan. South Korea. Panama. BlueCheese Aug 2013 #25

The Phillipines NWHarkness Aug 2013 #30

with all their flaws - South Korea and Taiwan did eventually evolve into functioning democracies Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #31

Kosovo is a very obvious one. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #32

Luminious animal Diclotican Aug 2013 #34

Canada? gopiscrap Aug 2013 #36