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"He could have gotten what ever authority he needed had he been willing to act forcefully. "

From the magic pony?

Here's a secret. A head of state acting at the behest of the military/corporate elite can act more forcefully and mobilize the power of the state more easily than one acting to limit the power of those elites.

by rootless2 on Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 at 11:22:29 PM EST
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If you don't try you can never do anything.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 10:18:38 PM EST
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A head of state acting at the behest of the military/corporate elite can act more forcefully and mobilize the power of the state more easily than one acting to limit the power of those elites.

...and when has that ever ended well?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed Jan 27th, 2010 at 04:10:03 AM EST
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