begging to be raped.

Submitted by Michael Kennedy (United States), Dec 27, 2007 at 15:11

"It is hard to imagine the intellectuals of any other state acting in like fashion."

I don't agree at all. We hear as recently as the 2004 presidential election, a candidate asking for "world opinion" to approve US policies.

"I PLEDGE to you, on your behalf and on behalf of the other 96% of humanity, that within weeks of being elected I will return to the United Nations, and not only rejoin the community of nations but also turn over a proud new chapter in America's relationship with the world."

John Kerry 2004

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