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To: Sterlis

Why that’s just silly! Ancient Rome was destroyed by internal divisions over who controlled the government, excessive spending on popular expenditures, uncontrolled immigration, debauched lifestyles, lack of respect for God & His laws, and ...........uh.....nevermnind........


6 posted on 08/14/2007 3:19:08 PM PDT by Red Badger (All I know about Minnesota, I learned from Garrison Keilor..................)
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To: Red Badger

Uh, no Rome didn’t fall from that. It fell mainly chronic political instability brought on by repeated combat between facts that damaged or destroyed a good chunck of it tax base added to an inability effectively administer and control its territory.

2 items that do not in the least apply to the good old USA.


11 posted on 08/14/2007 3:28:54 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ("Todays (military's) task is three dimensional chess in the dark". General Rick Lynch in Baghdad)
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To: Red Badger

>Why tht’s just silly! Ancient rome was destroyed by internal divisions over who controlled the government, excessive spending on popular expenditures, uncontrolled immigation, debauched lifestyhles, lack of respect for God and His laws, and.....uh.....nevermind....<

Very good, Red. Add unaccountable massive foreign aid with huge trade deficits on top of an expensive war, and you have the complete American pattern for self-destruct.


20 posted on 08/14/2007 3:48:59 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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