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Originally posted by Elli
Putting words in my mouth.. I didn't say that was a definition. I said it was one of the signs of a dictator.
Democracy has a lot to do with the definition of a dictator. From Webster's: "Dictator: One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power." It sounds like the power Bush assumed when he went ahead with the war effort despite the questions and international protests.
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You seem to be under the assumption that any country that acts without the full support of the entire world is a dictator. How do you decide which countries deserve a vote? France wanted Saddam in power for its own reasons, for instance.
Bush had the support of congress in America, and large countries like England, Spain, and Australia on his side. A dictator would have been able to order war without the support of congress, let alone allies.