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> Dictators and tyrants, sadly, will only stop when you use force.

This isn’t strictly true. Qadaffi warmed up to the west, and even stopped torturing people. And look at how he ended up.

Not only they rule with an iron fist, they can’t rule in any other way, because the very instant they’ll show any sign of weakness, it’s game over.




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