http://babalublog.com/2009/04/conservatives-and-the-embargo/ an island on the net without a bearded dictator Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:54:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://babalublog.com/2009/04/conservatives-and-the-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-94212 Honey Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:33:37 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19638#comment-94212 All are more reasons to go back to Natan Sharansky's book, The Case for Democracy. This is his thesis - no trade or recognition with countries that do not give their citizens freedom. All are more reasons to go back to Natan Sharansky's book, The Case for Democracy. This is his thesis - no trade or recognition with countries that do not give their citizens freedom.

]]> http://babalublog.com/2009/04/conservatives-and-the-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-94207 Mambi Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:23:07 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19638#comment-94207 Add Vietnam as another example of a totalitarian Communist regime that hasn't changed a bit after we established relations, removed all trade barriers, and allowed free travel. It's such an intellectually dishonest argument that you wonder how anyone can make it. The absolute ignorance and lack of principle is stunning. Add Vietnam as another example of a totalitarian Communist regime that hasn't changed a bit after we established relations, removed all trade barriers, and allowed free travel. It's such an intellectually dishonest argument that you wonder how anyone can make it. The absolute ignorance and lack of principle is stunning.

]]> http://babalublog.com/2009/04/conservatives-and-the-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-94202 Lazaro Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:47:32 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=19638#comment-94202 American tourists have been flocking to China for years and buying Chinese products. Neither wealth nor some kind of "rubbed off" American values have changed the Chinese Communist Party one single bit. The only result is more, and more sophisticated, weapons pointed at democratic Taiwan, and at US!! American tourists have been flocking to China for years and buying Chinese products. Neither wealth nor some kind of "rubbed off" American values have changed the Chinese Communist Party one single bit. The only result is more, and more sophisticated, weapons pointed at democratic Taiwan, and at US!!

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